Considering that vernacular architecture may bear important lessons on hazard mitigation and that well-constructed examples showing traditional seismic resistant features [...]

The out-of-plane (OOP) performance of infill masonry walls subjected to earthquakes is a topic of growing importance due to the significant number of collapses observed t [...]

After the Gorkha Earthquake Nepal 2015, several buildings were damaged and collapsed in Kathmandu valley. In this context, the proposed paper presents an overview of the [...]

Over the last years, there has been increasing interest on experimental testing to support better understanding of structural behaviour under earthquake loading, with emp [...]

The masonry construction is one of oldest construction techniques and more used in all over the world. However, the structural response of masonry structures is complex a [...]

The study of the reinforced concrete columns’ response to horizontal cyclic loads is of full importance to understand how earthquakes affect the integrity of structures [...]

On April 25 a devastating 7.8 Mw shallow earthquake struck Nepal, causing over 9000 deaths and almost 23000 injuries. More than 400 aftershocks, with magnitude larger hig [...]

Recent earthquakes, all over the world have demonstrated that a large portion of existing reinforced concrete buildings exhibits high seismic vulnerability. The evaluatio [...]

The seismic performance of the infill masonry (IM) walls is characterized by the interaction with the surrounding reinforced concrete (RC) frames, which can result in dif [...]

The seismic vulnerability of an existing building representative of modern architecture style is presented herein. To improve its seismic response, a retrofitting solutio [...]