One of the most popular hysteretic models used in many areas of engineering, especially
the civil one, is the Bouc-Wen model. Although this model is able to simulate several types of …

The response of slender bridge piers to horizontal actions may be significantly influenced by
geometric nonlinearities. In such conditions, the use of sophisticated models implemented in …

Aim of this paper is to establish the limits of the common approach according to which, in
oscillating systems, dissipative phenomena, often having an asymmetric rate-independent …

Italy is a country with high seismic hazard, however since the delay in the seismic
classification of the national territory, most of the existing building heritage does not comply …

Vertical combination of different seismic resisting systems, permitted in the seismic design
codes such as ASCE/SEI7-16, is an effective choice for the structural design of mid-and high …

The present paper enhances, both theoretically and numerically, a recent uniaxial
phenomenological model aiming to reproduce complex hysteretic behaviors of seismic …

We present a general methodology to evaluate the mass moments of two-dimensional
domains and axisymmetric solids made of functionally graded materials. The approach …

This paper aims to investigate the plastic response of reinforced concrete tapered beams
when subjected to random steel reinforcement volumes, using both deterministic and …

The seismic performance index of prefabricated structures is generally obtained via
experimental analysis. However, in experimental research, it is impossible that every …

To address the rapidly growing demands of traffic congestion, more highway bridges have
been constructed, especially curved bridges. With more curved bridges designed and …