Recent earthquakes confirmed the large occurrence of non-structural components failure, so as furnishings, equipment, and architectural, electrical and mechanical fixture [...]

Recent earthquakes showed that most existing structures are characterized by high seismic vulnerability. In particular, the observations of the damages have individuated [...]

A smart passive control strategy is herein investigated to protect seismically excited structures. It is based on the use of seismic early warning information to optimall [...]

The possible exploitation of a seismic early warning system (SEWS) in the framework of semi-active (SA) structural control using magnetorheological (MR) dampers has been [...]

In the last years, the scientific community research effort is moving towards the investigation of the seismic behaviour of nonstructural components. In this paper, a pro [...]

The paper deals with the topic of nonlinear static and nonlinear dynamic analyses of multi-storey r/c frame buildings designed according to Eurocode provisions. In partic [...]

The inertial interaction analysis of a structure founded on piles is usually performed by taking that the support motion at the foundation level is merely that of the fre [...]

A seismic early warning system (SEWS) is a set of actions that can be taken from the moment when a seismic event is triggered, with a significant reliability, to the mome [...]

The paper deals with the topic of analyses performed according to modern code provisions, in particular Eurocode 8 (EC8) rules. Elastic, non linear static and non linear [...]

The paper deals with the topic of seismic response of three existing structures. They are multi-storey r/c frame buildings, a very spread typology in Italy; in particular [...]