The observation of damage caused by recent and past earthquakes has demonstrated the high seismic vulnerability of historic masonry structures, especially referring to th [...]

This paper proposes a procedure for the seismic assessment of unreinforced masonry complex structures together with a first application to the case of fortresses. The pro [...]

This paper deals with the computation of the collapse risk of new masonry buildings designed according to the Italian Building Code. Companion papers describe the overall [...]

Seismic assessment of existing buildings is treated by international codes and guidelines with semi-probabilistic approaches based on the use of a Confidence Factor (CF) [...]

Seismic risk is defined as the potential of negative consequences of hazardous events that may occur in a specific area unit and period of time. In particular, the outcom [...]

The paper focuses on the seismic assessment of single-block rocking elements in masonry structures, prone to rocking and overturning failure. They include both free-stand [...]

In the last decade, the achievement of performance-based earthquake engineering concepts has led to an increasing use of nonlinear static procedures in evaluation of the [...]

The evaluation of the seismic risk of built-up areas is associated to the level of earthquake hazard, building vulnerability and level of exposure. Within this holistic a [...]

Damage and collapse in masonry structures often take place locally. Due to the dynamic action, the damage mechanisms develop as loss of equilibrium of rigid blocks capabl [...]

A macroseismic method for the vulnerability assessment of current buildings and an application to the town of Sulmona (Italy) are presented in this paper. The method is d [...]