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

In recent decades, a great deal of effort has been made to develop solutions to reduce destructive damage and casualties due to blast loads and impacts, also in light of [...]

The protection of existing historical masonry structures represents a relevant topic in view of the high social and economic values of such constructions. Many strengthen [...]

This paper discusses the structural performance and addresses the seismic assessment of Ica Cathedral, which is one of the four buildings involved in the ongoing Getty Se [...]

An experimental investigation was carried out to find out the effect of vertical load on the acceptance criteria of infilled steel frames. To reach this goal 4 half-scale [...]

Ancient masonry structures are usually associated to a high seismic vulnerability, mainly due to the properties of the materials (low tensile and moderate shear strengths [...]

The present paper describes the seismic assessment of the Qutb Minar in Delhi, India. Three models with different levels of complexity and simplifications were developed. [...]