This paper investigates analytically the efficiency of an innovative Post-Tensioned Metal Strapping (PTMS) strengthening technique at improving the seismic behaviour of a [...]

This paper presents the application of an innovative approach for performance-based design of structures. This approach is does not require a standard pattern for the dis [...]

Reinforced concrete (RC) coupled shear walls are commonly used in the design and construction of high rise buildings located in seismic zones to control drifts at upper s [...]

When we think of understanding the impact on the buildings of a city from an earthquake we imagine structural engineers assessing structures and the local area through me [...]

Structural configuration plays an important role on the seismic behaviour of structures. In recent earthquakes, structures with inappropriate distributions of strength an [...]

This paper aims to introduce an innovative and cost-effective friction-based wall damper to improve the seismic performance of substandard RC structures. The proposed pas [...]

This paper describes an experimental investigation of the stiffness and moment-rotation behaviour of countersunk bolted connections in cold-formed steel. In a first stage [...]