Masonry structures commonly exist in reality and still are popular all over the world. It has
been reported and studied that these buildings are vulnerable to strong external loadings …

On a global scale, most earthquake casualties are the result of non-engineered buildings (N-
EBs) collapsing in developing regions of the world. This is because developing countries …

Masonry structures do not exhibit adequate seismic performance but they are still the most
commonly constructed buildings across the globe. To enhance their seismic capacity and to …

The performance of a well-designed layer of sand, and composites like layer of sand mixed
with shredded rubber tire (RSM) as low cost base isolators, is studied in shake table tests in …

Using a shake‐table, the effects of several stone pebble layer parameters (the layer
thickness, the fraction of pebbles, the pebble compaction, the pebble moisture, the vertical …

Background The goal of this study was to evaluate outcomes in children with relapsed,
molecularly characterized intracranial ependymoma treated with or without craniospinal …

This paper focuses on the large-scale experimental investigation of a novel, highly efficient,
low-cost and easily constructible seismic isolation system, defined as PVC-Rollers …

Seismic isolation is a method to reduce the destructive effects of earthquakes on a structure
in which the structure is separated from its foundation by devices called seismic isolators. As …

A sliding-based isolation system is an efficient strategy to enhance the seismic performance
of low-rise brick masonry buildings, a common type of construction across the globe. The …

A comprehensive parametric study is carried out on pure-friction base-isolated (P-FBI) and
resilient‐friction base-isolated (R-FBI) structures in this paper. For this purpose, an 8-story …