This paper provides a comphrensive review of the critical aspects of nonlinear modeling for
evaluating the seismic response of masonry structures, emphasizing the issues relevant to …

Historically, the seismic performance of structures with conditions of structural irregularity
has been poor in strong earthquakes when compared to those of regular structures. In …

The results of an investigation of the probability of earthquake damage to nonstructural
unreinforced masonry (URM) components are presented. The components include …

School buildings being a critical social infrastructure, assessment of their seismic behaviour
is of utmost importance in ensuring safe schooling facilities in locations of high seismicity …

The awareness and preservation of the vernacular heritage and traditional construction
techniques and materials is crucial as a key element of cultural identity. However, vernacular …

Cuenca is a city situated in a high-risk seismic zone, vulnerable to earthquakes, in particular
the Historical Center is quite vulnerable as defined in a previous seismic vulnerability study …

The seismic response of un-reinforced masonry buildings due to in-plane stiffening of their
single-layer timber floors is numerically investigated by means of non-linear incremental …

The applicability of the N2 method, the modal pushover analysis (MPA) and an adaptive
pushover analysis method are investigated for estimating the peak seismic responses of …

The seismic performance of buildings depends critically on the stiffness and strength of
storey diaphragms. Whilst for modern reinforced concrete or steel structures the connection …

According to the latest national housing census, masonry buildings represent more than half
of the Portuguese buildings stock and houses over 40% of the population. Due to their low …