In recent years, the use of FRP wrapping of reinforced concrete (RC) members has been recognized as a reliable method for seismic retrofit of existing structures. The ext [...]

Recent earthquakes showed that most existing structures are characterized by high seismic vulnerability. In particular, the observations of the damages have individuated [...]

In the first phase of the emergency management after the April 6, 2009, L’Aquila earthquake, field inspections were carried out through the AeDES form, a first level su [...]

Recent seismic events confirmed the high vulnerability of existing buildings and highlighted the importance to quantify the attained losses and optimize the economic reso [...]

The reconstruction process of residential buildings damaged by L'Aquila 2009 earthquake initially involved buildings outside historical centres and then, starting from Au [...]

The evaluation of building reparability after damaging earthquakes is a complex issue, involving factors such as the damage state, residual capacity and post-earthquake s [...]

The paper presents results from numerical analyses of reinforced concrete (RC) elements subjected to cyclic load. Many nonlinear numerical models have been proposed in li [...]

Seismic behavior of damaged buildings may be expressed as a function of their REsidual Capacity (REC). The residual capacity RECSa is defined as the minimum spectral acce [...]

Operative seismic aftershock risk forecasting is particularly useful as support for rapid decision-making in the presence of an ongoing aftershock sequence. Arguably, an [...]

Seismic behavior of damaged buildings may be expressed as a function of their REsidual Capacity (RECag), that is a measure of seismic capacity “reduced” due to damage [...]