Investigating structures damaged by strong earthquakes can provide valuable insight in understanding the performance of structures during such events. Few studies have be [...]

The April 2015 M7.8 Gorkha Earthquake and its aftershocks caused extensive damage to numerous cultural heritage sites throughout Nepal. While many structures experienced [...]

In this paper, the numerical work that has been done to calibrate the Manzari-Dafalias model and to identify its more relevant parameters is presented. The model paramete [...]