Cities in the developing world are facing outstanding economic and human losses caused
by natural hazards such as earthquakes, and the amount of losses is affected by the quality …

The assessment of the rocking and overturning response of rigid blocks to earthquakes is a
complex task, due to its high sensitivity to the input motion, variations in geometry and …

Models capable of estimating losses in future earthquakes are of fundamental importance
for emergency planners and for the insurance and reinsurance industries. One of the main …

In historic city centers the mitigation of seismic risk is dependent on the possibility of
implementing strengthening programs. Given the cultural and economic value attached to …

The seismic assessment of rocking masonry structures is a complex task, due to the high
sensitivity of the behavior to the characteristics of the input motion. The paper compares the …

Observations after strong earthquakes show that out-of-plane failure of unreinforced
masonry elements probably constitutes the most serious life-safety hazard for this type of …

The seismic performance of unreinforced masonry buildings is commonly assessed using
equivalent frame modelling. Its computational efficiency allows for a large number of …

The paper describes the derivation of fragility curves useful for the seismic risk analyses of
existing unreinforced masonry buildings inserted in aggregate. The L-shaped examined …

Featured Application Rapid seismic assessment of historic masonry structures. Abstract This
paper presents a user-friendly, CAD-interfaced methodology for the rapid seismic …

Predicting the rocking response of structures to ground motion is important for assessment of
existing structures, which may be vulnerable to uplift and overturning, as well as for designs …