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 primary objective of this manuscript is to present a systematic review of experimental
studies regarding infill masonry walls out-of-plane (OOP) behaviour. An extended database …

As the first part of non‐structural component test series, interior drywall partitions are
selected for an experimental program. This test series will cover non‐structural components …

A joint US–Japan reconnaissance team examined the damage to steel building structures
caused by the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake. In the city of Sendai, where the peak horizontal …

The magnitude 6.3 earthquake that struck Christchurch on the 22 nd February 2011 caused
widespread damage to the multi-storey buildings within Christchurch's central business …

One major issue in the design of precast structures against earthquakes is the importance of
cladding connections on the overall response. In the present work, an experimental …

Despite the long series of European research projects that has led to the setting of fully
reliable seismic design criteria for precast structures, recent earthquakes have shown that a …

The primary structural system of a building is designed to resist a variety of loads. In addition
to this primary system, there are secondary systems or so-called 'non-structural'elements …

By comparing damage and loss predictions with those observed for a 22-storey steel
building with eccentrically based frames (EBF) that underwent the Canterbury earthquakes …

This study illustrates an approach that allows evaluating the intensity and extent of non-
structural damage in steel buildings. Different levels of cladding panel damage are …