The paper presents a predictive model for assessing the seismic vulnerability of small
historic centres. The model, developed in the framing of other similar methods proposed in …

Abstract The Seismic Microzonation of level 3 (SM3) is nowadays a world-wide accepted
tool for the mitigation of seismic risk. The SM3 is a complex process involving different …

Anthropogenic cavities excavated just beneath the walkable floor (about 1–6 m depth) are
present in many ancient urban centres, particularly in Europe and along the Mediterranean …

In this paper, we present 3D physics-based numerical simulations, in the near-source region
at the regional scale, of the 2009, April 6, L'Aquila earthquake (central Italy), based on …

Better understanding the underground structure scattering on the wave propagation may aid
in the development of more safety earthquake resistant design and disaster prevention …

The seismic stability assessment of anthropogenic cavities is a challenging issue for land
and urban planning, particularly in areas of possible interaction with surface structures and …

Underground structures can significantly affect the ground motion and further influence the
seismic design of aboveground structures around them. Although this issue has been well …

A significant amount of damage and casualties induced by several strong-motion
earthquakes which recently stroke South-East Mediterranean area is due to the major …

Recent research on earthquake disasters has provided evidence that Rayleigh waves play a
crucial role in causing damage to both underground and surface structures during …

Recent studies found that some structural damage can be attributed to the effect of surface
waves. A shallow underground structure may be heavily influenced by surface waves, which …