Collapses or serious damages of existing buildings during strong earthquakes have resulted
in significant economic losses, severe injuries and loss of human lives. Given the late …

Despite the extensive research on the seismic behavior of infilled frames since 1960's, there
is no general consensus towards a unified approach. Purpose of this study is to review the …

A moderate earthquake with a magnitude M w of 6.8 hit the Elazig Province of Turkey on
January 24th, 2020, causing fatalities and structural damage/failure. Following the …

One technique for strengthening masonry infill walls against seismic lateral forces permitted
by the Turkish Seismic Code is to add a plaster layer with mesh reinforcement to one face of …

Strengthening of structures may become a necessity to overcome the mistakes made during
the design and construction phases of existing reinforced concrete (RC) buildings. In recent …

The work presented in this paper aimed to evaluate the diagonal strut model for the design
of reinforced concrete (RC) infilled frames, already broadly used as a design tool in the case …

In this paper, a new technique is proposed for retrofitting low-rise soft-first-story reinforced
concrete buildings. The proposed retrofitting technique is called “Thick Hybrid Wall”. In this …

The effectiveness of seismic retrofitting of multi-storey multi-bay reinforced concrete (RC)-
frame buildings by converting selected bays into new walls through infilling with RC was …

Given the interest earned recently by modern heritage structures, seismic assessment
criteria of Eurocode 8 for ordinary reinforced concrete structures are applied to a modern …

The purpose of this study is to investigate the behavior of existing Reinforced Concrete (RC)
frames strengthened with L-type Precast Concrete (PC) wall panels under cyclic loads. The …