Abstract The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 (SFDRR) highlights
the importance of scientific research, supporting the 'availability and application of science …

The paper presents a detailed report on a large sample of masonry churches damaged by
the 2016–2017 Central Italy seismic sequence. The first part of the work analyses the …

ABSTRACT A framework to quantitatively evaluate seismic resilience of hospital systems is
proposed. A typical hospital system is categorized and importance factors for different …

The seismic performance of medical systems is crucial for the seismic resilience of
communities. The report summarizes the observed damage to twelve hospital buildings in …

Residual displacement demand is a key indicator of seismic damage and plays a pivotal
role in post-earthquake decision making on damaged structures. This parameter can be …

Guaranteeing adequate safety levels in critical infrastructures such as bridges is essential to
modern societies and their vital services. Bridges with reinforced concrete structures are …

The phenomenon of hospital functional interruption has been widely observed in the
historical moderate‐strong earthquakes, indicating that hospital functionality cannot be well …

This paper presents a prioritisation procedure to rank reinforced concrete (rc) buildings that
are part of a stock according to their seismic vulnerability, and to plan further verifications …

The seismic performances of non-structural (NS) components belonging to the category of
“valuable elements”, ie elements characterized by high value in terms of economic, cultural …

The elongation of the fundamental period of structure is a typical indicator of structural
inelasticity during seismic events and of consequent damage accumulation. This study …