Loess Plateau of China is one of the most representative geomorphologic regions for loess around the world due to the deep covering layer and wide distribution area. Many [...]

A new engineering risk based methodology for stress tests named ST@STREST developed in the context of the European project STREST (www.strest-eu.org) for non-nuclear crit [...]

Critical Infrastructures (CIs) provide essential goods and services for modern society; they are highly integrated and have growing mutual dependencies. Recent natural ev [...]

A large experimental campaign to study soil-foundation-structure interaction and wave propagation in soil media due to structural oscillation is presented in the largesca [...]

Underground structures constitute crucial components of the transportation networks. Considering their significance for modern societies, their proper seismic design is o [...]

Bridges are important components of the roadway and railway networks, as they must remain operational in the aftermath of the seismic event. Permanent movements of the ba [...]

The present study aims at the assessment of the seismic vulnerability of reinforced concrete (RC) buildings taking into account the soil –structure –interaction (SSI) [...]

The present study shows an application to a specific case history (the Corniglio village major landslide) of a recently proposed analytical method for the vulnerability a [...]

The present study aims at the development of an efficient analytical methodology for the vulnerability assessment of RC buildings subjected to earthquake triggered slope [...]

The interesting physical and mechanical properties of granulated rubber as well as its high damping capacity have encouraged the use of this lightweight material in civil [...]