The masonry infill walls' seismic behaviour is being characterized by extensive damages
and out-of-plane (OOP) collapses due to combined in-plane and OOP loading demands …

The paper presents a systematic review of the research advancements on the resilience of
urban metro systems from the perspective of earthquake engineering. The review covers the …

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 …

The achievement of adequate performance objectives for buildings under increasing
seismic intensities is not only related to the performance of structural members but also to …

A large portion of aging existing buildings are susceptible to significant structural damage
during earthquakes and suffer from poor energy performance. When considering how to …

Significant damage to architectural non-structural components caused by recent seismic
events highlighted their importance in the building design and showed that their damage or …

The seismic performance of existing buildings can be improved significantly through the
installation of various retrofit technologies. Decision support systems can be used for the …

A life cycle framework for a new integrated classification system for buildings and the
identification of renovation strategies that lead to an optimal balance between reduction of …

This study aims to propose a multi-strut macro-model, capable of simulating the overall force-
displacement behaviour of infilled frames with various opening configurations. For this …

The seismic performance of non-structural elements is now recognized to be a key issue in
the seismic assessment and earthquake related loss estimation of buildings, both at the …