Although the issue of the out-of-plane response of unreinforced masonry structures under
earthquake excitation is well known with consensus among the research community, this …

The vulnerability of stone masonry structures to seismic loading constitutes one of the main
application areas of research in the field of structural engineering. This paper focuses on the …

A study is presented on the evaluation of the floor deformability in the existing RC buildings
and the related effects on the structural behaviour and the seismic fragility are investigated …

This paper deals with the fracturing behavior of unreinforced masonry arches and vaults
induced by spreading supports. The traditional method of limit analysis is limited in …

The in-plane flexibility of floor-slab systems has been observed to influence the seismic
response of many types of reinforced concrete buildings. The assumption of rigid floor …

A special-purpose computational tool is developed to evaluate the inelastic seismic
response of reinforced concrete buildings. A macromodel approach is used to analyze a …

The effects of diaphragm flexibility on the seismic response of low-rise unreinforced masonry
buildings are examined using one-way stiffness-and strength-eccentric single-story systems …

Even though a rigid floor diaphragm is a good assumption for seismic analysis of most
buildings, several building configurations may exhibit significant flexibility in floor …

In the paper is presented a research study on floor system behavior in existing Reinforce
Concrete (RC) buildings under horizontal actions. Generally, vulnerability analysis consists …

Floor diaphragm in‐plane stiffness affects building response to horizontal ground
accelerations. This paper describes a series of elastic and inelastic time history analyses of …