Aim of this research is the development and the calibration of a mathematical model for simulating the response of a large-scale uniaxial shaking table facility. The syst [...]

Current international design codes impose limits on the P-delta ratio, which appear to have been set to ensure a minimum reloading stiffness during cyclic response and wi [...]

In this paper, a number of 3-dimensional nonlinear finite element models of two T-shaped walls coupled by slab are created using 2-dimensional elements, varying in each o [...]

The behaviour of T-section walls in the direction parallel to the web is characterised by different strength and stiffness in the two possible loading directions, with th [...]

In this paper, the behaviour of T-shaped walls is determined by examining the relative effect of the web-flange ratio, the reinforcement percentage and the axial load on [...]

A risk management framework has recently been developed to assign priorities for the rehabilitation of school buildings in Italy, and to give timescales within which retr [...]

The paper investigates the applicability of current direct displacement based seismic design (DDBD) procedure, developed by Priestley and his coworkers, for straight long [...]