In recent works the Disruption index (DI) applied to the urban tissue was developed as a tool to measure earthquake cascade effects. This indicator can be extrapolated to [...]

Minarets are important elements of mosques. These slender structures have suffered notable damage as a result of past earthquakes. In this paper three historical masonry [...]

Minarets are slender structures. Old ones are mostly made of cut-stone-block masonry and occasionally of brick masonry, while the new ones are generally of reinforced con [...]

The analysis and understanding of the progressive collapse of buildings plays significant role on the search for structural safety. The present work proposes the associat [...]

This paper provides information on the latest R&D within COVICOCEPAD project approved in the framework of Eurocores program. It addresses the use of TLD, base isolati [...]

The July 9, 1998 earthquake that struck Faial, Pico and São Jorge Islands in the Azores archipelago provided a large amount of information which permits the validation o [...]

On July 9, 1998, an earthquake M6.2 struck Faial, Pico and São Jorge islands in the Azores archipelago, leading to 8 human casualties. In Faial Island, about 2000 buildi [...]

Although concentrically braced frames are an efficient and popular choice for the lateral force resisting systems of mid- to low-rise steel frames, their bracing connecti [...]