Masonry infills represent one of the prevailing types of non-structural elements in buildings of both Western and Eastern modern architecture. Recent seismic events have [...]

On Saturday, April 16, 2016 a massive magnitude-7.8 earthquake rocked Pedernales Canton, Ecuador. Widespread damage was caused across Manabí province, with structures hu [...]

On the evening of April 16th, 2016, a moment magnitude Mw7.8 earthquake struck northern Ecuador, offshore of its west coast. The earthquake was named Muisne after the cit [...]

Lowrise wood-frame structures represent the most frequently used construction type for residences in many earthquakeprone regions such as the United States, Japan, Canada [...]

This paper summarizes a study aimed at evaluating damping ratios in buildings inferred from acceleration records obtained in instrumented buildings in California. The dat [...]

Experience from past earthquakes has shown that light frame residential houses in the United States typically pose a low collapse risk, but they are susceptible to damage [...]

Avoidance of collapse is the most important objective in earthquake resistant design, but assessing the probability of collapse of a structure during an earthquake is tec [...]

A new design and construction approach is proposed to significantly improve the seismic performance of lightweight residential woodframe structures. We refer to this new [...]

Soft soil sites have produced especially large lateral displacement demands that resulted in significant damage or collapse to medium and high rise buildings in past even [...]

While light-frame residential structures generally provide a high degree of life safety, significant damage and financial losses can result from moderate and severe earth [...]