Post-earthquake damage assessment for RC columns using crack image complexity measures

S Jamshidian, M Hamidia - Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2023 - Springer
The seismic peak interstory drift ratio (IDR) of RC columns following an earthquake is
measured in this paper through surface crack image analysis. The succolarity, lacunarity …

Fragility curves for different classes of existing RC buildings under ground differential settlements

A Miano, A Mele, A Prota - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Existing reinforced concrete (RC) buildings can be affected by different actions that can
induce permanent or transient effects on them. While applications concerning the seismic …

Stick-IT: A simplified model for rapid estimation of IDR and PFA for existing low-rise symmetric infilled RC building typologies

MG d'Aragona, M Polese, A Prota - Engineering Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
The prediction of seismic performances of buildings in terms of engineering demand
parameters EDP, such as interstorey drift ratios IDR and peak floor accelerations PFA …

In-plane-out-of-plane single and mutual interaction of masonry infills in the nonlinear seismic analysis of RC framed structures

F Mazza, A Donnici - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
In the aftermath of earthquakes poor seismic response was evidenced by non-structural
elements such as enclosure masonry infills (MIs), characterized by a combination of in-plane …

A seismic risk classification framework for non-structural elements

GJ O'Reilly, GM Calvi - Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2021 - Springer
The ability to quantify the seismic risk associated with structural and non-structural elements
is a critical aspect of earthquake engineering. While methods to improve the understanding …

Rapid seismic visual screen method for masonry infilled reinforced concrete framed buildings: application to typical Sri Lankan school buildings

M Sathurshan, J Thamboo, C Mallikarachchi… - International journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Seismic rapid visual screening (RVS) methods are used when a large stock of structures is
to be evaluated for seismic risk. Although several RVS methods are available, applications …

The use of Stick‐IT model for the prediction of direct economic losses

M Gaetani d'Aragona, M Polese… - Earthquake …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Stick‐IT model (Stick for Infilled frames Typologies), that is a MDOF system
consisting of a series of lumped masses connected by nonlinear shear link elements, was …

Large scale loss assessment using stick-it model: A comparison with actual cost data

MG d'Aragona, M Polese, M Di Ludovico… - Soil dynamics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The estimation of expected seismic losses at regional scale represents a critical issue for the
assessment of the seismic risk and for the evaluation of the seismic resilience of large …

Stick model for as-built and retrofitted infilled RC frames

MG d'Aragona, M Polese, A Prota - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
The Stick model is a MDOF system composed of masses lumped at the story level,
connected in series by nonlinear shear link elements suitably calibrated to simulate the …

Seismic vulnerability for RC infilled frames: Simplified evaluation for as-built and retrofitted building typologies

M Gaetani d'Aragona, M Polese, M Di Ludovico… - Buildings, 2018 - mdpi.com
Several studies investigated the influence of infills on the response of reinforced concrete
(RC) frames. However, possible shear brittle failures are generally neglected. The …