This work presents the results of experiments on four prototype buckling restrained braces. The devices were designed and built by the authors; consist basically of a ste [...]

In moderate-seismicity southern European countries it is very common to use reinforced concrete waffle flat-plate structures for sustaining both vertical and lateral eart [...]

The reinforced concrete moment-resisting frame with wide beam-column connections and one-way joist slabs has been a common structural system within countries within the m [...]

In countries of the Mediterranean area, such as Spain or Italy, it has been a very common practice to use reinforced concrete moment-resisting frames (RCMRF) with wide be [...]

In the moderate-seismicity southern European countries it is very common to use the reinforced concrete waffle flat-plate structure as a main system for resisting lateral [...]