There is a wide range of applications where the connections of structural and non-structural elements to their surroundings are not capable of transferring tensile stress [...]

For reasons related to functionality, mobility, or as recently has been suggested to improve dynamic performance, several structural and non-structural elements are let t [...]

A novel device, called vibrating barrier (ViBa), that aims to reduce the vibrations of adjacent structures subjected to ground motion waves has been recently proposed. Th [...]