This paper briefly describes the design and characterisation of a base isolation system that
protects HV ceramic circuit breakers during seismic events. This qualifies them to the …

In this paper, the reconstruction process of a town affected by the 2012 Northern Italy
Earthquake is analysed using information published on the town journal. Relevant aspects …

The traditional construction of masonry infills adjacent to RC structural elements is still
widely adopted in European countries, including seismically active regions. Given the …

During the recent severe seismic events, as L'Aquila (2009) and Emilia earthquakes (2012),
the collapse of cladding panels system in precast buildings has been frequently observed …

The seismic damages commonly observed on beam–column joints of old reinforced
concrete structures, built with plain bars and without proper detailing, justifies the need to …

The Stick model is a MDOF system composed of masses lumped at the story level,
connected in series by nonlinear shear link elements suitably calibrated to simulate the …

This paper addresses the structural damage to the main buildings of the cities of Reggiolo
and Carpi after the primary earthquake shocks on May 20th and 29th, 2012, in Emilia …

ABSTRACT In Italy and other European countries the use of strong clay block masonry infills
in RC structures as external enclosures is progressively accepted, providing besides well …

This article, first, discusses the decision-making process, typically used by trained engineers
to assess failure modes of masonry buildings, and then, presents the rule-based model …

Low strength of the structural material can mainly be found in earthen vernacular and
historical constructions, because they are most often made of locally available cheap …