The influence of infills on the seismic response of frame structures has long been recognised. Typically, stiffness and strength of the infill and connections between inf [...]

This paper reports on the results of an ongoing Research Project aimed at computing the risk of collapse in code-conforming new Italian buildings. A companion paper descr [...]

This paper reports on the results of an ongoing Research Project aimed at computing the risk of collapse in new buildings conforming to the Italian Seismic Design Code. C [...]

Nonlinear dynamic analysis is the most reliable approach for the assessment of structures under earthquake, provided that implemented computational method and adopted mec [...]

A critical issue in performance-based seismic assessment of structures and infrastructures is the development of reliable formulations able to correlate engineering deman [...]

A complex sequence of seismic events occurred in central Italy from the end of August to the end of October 2016. The significant magnitudes of the main seismic events re [...]

In proximity of a seismogenic source (near-fault or near-source), meaning for maximum distances ranging from about one km to a few tens of km as a function of earthquake [...]

Current earthquake design philosophy in North America recommends an equivalent static force procedure (ESFP). Much research lately has been in new performance based metho [...]

This paper presents a probabilistic seismic demand model for predicting the pseudo-acceleration response of a linear nonstructural component attached to a linear structur [...]

By using energy-based methods to design earthquake-resistant structures, the effect of seismic action in terms both of force and displacement demands is taken into accoun [...]