This paper reviews the official documentation (standards, guidelines and procedures)
available for the assessment of heritage timber structures. The subsequent discussion does …

The recent devastating earthquakes have caused severe physical, social, and financial
damage worldwide and indicate that many existing buildings, especially in developing …

Recently, the demand for residence and usage of urban infrastructure has been increased,
thereby resulting in the elevation of risk levels of human lives over natural calamities. The …

European countries are affected by various levels of seismic hazard, including many areas
with medium to high seismicity. Heavy damage over large areas has been observed in past …

The post-earthquake damage assessment represents the first step after an emergency to
support not only the safety of people, but also the preservation of buildings through the …

Masonry fence walls in run-down areas have cracks of various shapes, and these cracks
can weaken the walls very seriously. However, research on this subject has been scarce …

One of the objectives of the PERPETUATE EU-FP7 project was to determine a sound
approach to the quantification of the seismic vulnerability of historic centres at territorial …

Empirical data on the seismic behavior of masonry buildings are collected by technicians
through rapid visual assessment procedures, ie, by filling in forms that organize information …

The buildings' damages due to the recent worldwide earthquakes have highlighted the
vulnerability of the existing constructions and the significance of seismic retrofitting. Many of …

The full knowledge of the morphological evolution of an historical masonry building, defined
more as 'structural aggregate'than as 'single construction', together with the analysis of the …