In the seismic performance assessment of existing Reinforced Concrete buildings, non-ductile failures related to beam-column joint regions can represent a critical issue. [...]

The assessment of seismic performance of existing bridge structures is a primary issue, especially in regions where most of bridges have been realized without proper deta [...]

In the Mediterranean area, Reinforced Concrete (RC) buildings are usually provided of Unreinforced Masonry (URM) infill wall panels. When subjected to seismic action, the [...]

The seismic performance of existing Reinforced Concrete (RC) frames is significantly affected by the behaviour of beam-column intersections involved in the collapse mecha [...]

Unreinforced Masonry (URM) infills are widely used in Reinforced Concrete (RC) structures in Mediterranean countries. URM infills are subjected to the seismic action in t [...]

The assessment of seismic performance of existing bridge structures that have been constructed without appropriate details to support seismic loadings is a primary issue [...]

There is a growing need for numerical models simulating the non-linear behavior of Reinforced Concrete (RC) elements under seismic loads into inelastic range, and for cap [...]

The need to quickly and accurately estimate the number of involved people, dead and the injured, missing people and homeless represent a topic issue in the emergency mana [...]

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 [...]

Italian and Spanish seismic codes prescribe lower behaviour factor (q) for wide-beam reinforced concrete moment resisting frames (WBF) with respect to conventional q fact [...]