Advanced seismic isolation devices and systems have been recognized as promising
measures toward resilient design of bridge structures. This paper proposes a base isolation …

Modern society requires that structures exhibit greater levels of resilience, especially under
earthquakes. The seismic resilience of buildings is thus gaining increased attention as a …

Despite significant research advances on the seismic response analysis, there is still an
urgent need for validation of numerical simulation methods for prediction of earthquake …

This study investigates the effects of ground-motion sequences on fragility and vulnerability
of reinforced concrete (RC) moment-resisting frames (MRFs). Two four-storey, four-bay RC …

This study proposes a practical fragility-oriented approach for the seismic retrofit design of
case-study structures. This approach relies on mapping the increase of the global …

The great influence of site effects on damage patterns produced by seismic events of the
past, stresses out the need to find proper relationships between the site local conditions and …

The paper investigates the role of site-amplification and soil-foundation-structure (SFS)
interaction on the seismic response of masonry structures. The aim is twofold: to quantify the …

This paper analyses the observational damage from post-earthquake investigations carried
out on churches of the Marche Region struck by the 2016 Central Italy seismic sequence …

The complexity of historical urban centres progressively needs a strategic improvement in
methods and the scale of knowledge concerning the vulnerability aspect of seismic risk. A …

A prolonged and highly destructive seismic sequence struck Central Italy, spanning from
August 24, 2016, to January 2017. This series of earthquakes resulted in widespread …