Damage prediction of existing buildings against natural events is a challenge for engineers.
Although several approaches have been proposed in the bibliography for damage …

Tabriz Bazaar is the first Bazaar in the world that was registered in the world heritage list of
the UNESCO in August 2010. Malek Timche is one of the important and beautiful parts of …

Self-centering (SC) precast wall structures have emerged as earthquake-resilient structural
systems with excellent seismic performances characterized by low damage as well as …

This study assesses the effectiveness of retrofitting a steel moment frame structure with four-
joint rotational friction (4J-RF) dampers to enhance seismic behavior during mainshock …

An unreinforced masonry (URM) structure damaged by a strong earthquake may be
threatened by subsequent aftershocks in an unrepaired state. However, there is no …

Earthquake investigations indicate that strong aftershocks can further aggravate the
structural damage and low attention has been given to understand the seismic performance …

Aftershocks have the potential to further aggravate the damage of masonry structures
caused by mainshock. To quantitatively analyze the effect of aftershocks, this paper …

The first part of the paper focuses on briefly presenting the background referring to the
necessity of rehabilitating the heritage church buildings and to the general principles and …

Numerous aftershocks can be triggered by a strong mainshock and may cause more severe
and widespread structural damage with respect to a single seismic event. This study …

Strong aftershocks generally occur following a significant earthquake. Aftershocks further
damage buildings weakened by mainshocks. Thus, the accurate and efficient prediction of …