This paper deals with the parameters which influence the probability of reaching the near collapse limit state of RC frame structures equipped with nonlinear fluid viscou [...]

The work focuses on the application of modal identification techniques to plan-asymmetric building structures that are subjected to base excitation. The challenging probl [...]

The recently developed PEER Performance-Based Earthquake Engineering (PBEE) approach can be used to provide building owners and stakeholders with loss estimates, on which [...]

The object of this paper is the study of simplified probabilistic procedures for the seismic assessment of nonlinear structures equipped with nonlinear fluid viscous damp [...]

In the present paper the method of equivalent static forces (or lateral force method), widely used in earthquake engineering especially in the phase of preliminary design [...]

The objective of this paper was to simulate the seismic response of RC infilled frames. In order to evaluate the behaviour of these structures, it was fundamental to defi [...]

This paper investigates the dynamic behaviour of the external walls of unreinforced masonry historic buildings with flexible diaphragms subjected to out-of-plane bending. [...]

The object of this study is to develop an analytical model characterized by a mono-dimensional finite element able to reproduce the non-linear flexural-shear interaction [...]

This paper describes a study for the seismic assessment and rehabilitation of an existing RC hospital building using fluid-viscous dampers. The structure, located in Ital [...]

This paper describes an investigation on the effectiveness of several conventional, multi-modal and adaptive pushover procedures. An extensive numerical study was perform [...]