The evaluation of the structural safety and seismic vulnerability of historical masonry buildings represents one of the most important problems affecting countries, like [...]

Industrial facilities often store a large amount of hazardous material and, in case of seismic event, there is a high probability that accidental scenarios as fire, explo [...]

Recent earthquakes have highlighted not only the need of providing sufficient security level to civil and industrial structures in order to limit the loss of human lives, [...]

Reinforced concrete structures in seismic areas are designed according to the capacity design approach, aiming to achieve ductile global collapse mechanisms dissipating t [...]

Eccentrically braced frames (EBF) represent an optimal structural solution for seismic prone areas, being characterized by a high dissipative capacity, able to withstand [...]