The work we present here aims at defining a direct Displacement Based Design (DBD) methodology that specifically applies to warehouses or commercial buildings, based on g [...]

The structural behavior of an existing masonry building subjected to seismic action, is strongly affected by the in-plane stiffness of the floors, and by the connections [...]

Traditional timber construction was based on using plain timber elements and carpentry joints that work by contact pressure and friction, often these joints had only mino [...]

In the last decades, methods for assessing the seismic vulnerability of different types of structures and infrastructure have been developed. No criteria have been so far [...]