Extensive damage to school buildings has been observed during past earthquakes in Italy and there is a need to better understand their potential vulnerability. As part of a national …
A study is presented on the seismic fragility of a sample of 15 reinforced-concrete school buildings built between 1960 and 1980s in the province of Foggia, Southern Italy, for which …
GJ O'Reilly - Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2021 - Springer
An important decision in seismic risk assessment involves a good choice of intensity measure (IM) used to describe ground motion intensity. Depending on the structural …
The seismic vulnerability and inadequate behaviour of existing school buildings observed during past earthquakes in Italy have raised awareness of the need to upgrade their …
The seismic assessment of existing school buildings is of paramount importance to protect the lives of occupants and manage post-earthquake response and recovery. The collapse of …
L Gioiella, M Morici, A Dall'Asta - International Journal of Disaster Risk …, 2023 - Elsevier
Schools should be safe places where children and young people are hosted during their training years to develop their abilities and skills and to receive an education that makes …
In recent decades, the seismic assessment of existing buildings has developed significantly from traditional objectives that focused on ensuring life safety of the building. The economic …
L Li, G Luo, Z Wang, Y Zhang, Y Zhuge - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Predicting the residual behaviour of buildings in the damaged state is essential for quantitative performance assessment of post-earthquake damaged structures, which …
Background and objective Prior studies have shown higher green cover levels are associated with beneficial health outcomes. We sought to determine if residential green …