The present paper describes a methodology with its different steps used for assessing the vulnerability of existing reinforced concrete bridges at the capital city of Alg [...]

The latest earthquake disasters have highlighted, once again, poor functioning of the existing masonry structures, and the need to intervene all these structures which ha [...]

The 2003 Boumerdes earthquake, magnitude 6.8, was the most devastating earthquake that occurred close to the capital Algiers, killing and injuring thousands of people and [...]

This paper aims to present a methodology to evaluate the seismic vulnerability of Reinforced Concrete (R/C) existing buildings, based on Capacity Spectrum Method (CSM). T [...]

Algeria is a country with a high seismic activity. During the last decade, many destructive earthquakes occurred, particularly in the northern part, causing enormous loss [...]