Considering that vernacular architecture may bear important lessons on hazard mitigation and that well-constructed examples showing traditional seismic resistant features [...]

The out-of-plane (OOP) performance of infill masonry walls subjected to earthquakes is a topic of growing importance due to the significant number of collapses observed t [...]

After the Gorkha Earthquake Nepal 2015, several buildings were damaged and collapsed in Kathmandu valley. In this context, the proposed paper presents an overview of the [...]

The brittle collapse of reinforced concrete (RC) structures built before the introduction of detailed seismic design codes (pre1970’s) in recent earthquakes, has underl [...]

Earth is a construction material which has been used since ancient times in many parts of the world according to its local availability, low manufacturing cost, and its n [...]

Existing reinforced concrete (RC) building structures constructed until the mid-1970’s, prior to the enforcement of modern seismic design philosophies, are expected to [...]

Past research and empirical evidence has shown that beam-column joints play a critical role in the cyclic behaviour of reinforced concrete (RC) structures and that a good [...]

The study of the reinforced concrete columns’ response to horizontal cyclic loads is of full importance to understand how earthquakes affect the integrity of structures [...]

On April 25 a devastating 7.8 Mw shallow earthquake struck Nepal, causing over 9000 deaths and almost 23000 injuries. More than 400 aftershocks, with magnitude larger hig [...]

The seismic performance of the infill masonry (IM) walls is characterized by the interaction with the surrounding reinforced concrete (RC) frames, which can result in dif [...]