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 [...]

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

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

Current formulations proposed by Eurocode 8 part 3 for the inelastic deformations of existing reinforced concrete members are assessed aimed at finding out whether they a [...]

In economically advanced countries, particularly in Europe and Italy, most of existing bridges have been constructed prior to 1980, before the advancement in earthquake e [...]

A damage scenario based on observational data collected in L’Aquila Municipality after the 6th April 2009 earthquake is compared with a predicted damage scenario derive [...]

Reinforced Concrete (RC) buildings designed according to obsolete seismic codes or for gravity loads only are widespread in Italian and Mediterranean building stock. In s [...]