The climate crisis, the need for a circular economy, and the large financial losses after
earthquakes have promoted the concept of the sustainable and resilient design of societies …

Modern reinforced concrete design codes can generally achieve the primary performance
level of no collapse in the event of a rare to very rare earthquake. However, recent seismic …

Modern-designed reinforced concrete walls can typically achieve the primary performance
level of collapse prevention in a moderate-to-large earthquake event. However, the …

Reinforced concrete (RC) core walls are commonly used to provide buildings with lateral
and torsional resistance against the actions of wind and earthquakes. In low-to-moderate …

This paper presents a procedure for simplified collapse probability prediction of RC frame
buildings when subjected to ground motion intensities commonly used in designing …

This study investigates the correlation between stiffness and the seismic performance of RC
structures. Structural performance was compared for buildings affected by four different …

Reinforced concrete (RC) construction plays, and will keep on playing for the next decades,
a pivotal role in building safe and resilient cities in both developed and developing …

The 2010/2011 Canterbury earthquakes exposed deficiencies in building performance,
particularly in terms of interrupted functionality, extensive downtime, and uneconomical …

Resilient walls incorporating ultra-high-strength bars (UHSB) with weak bond performance
are expected to exhibit drift-hardening properties. Thus, to improve the shear stiffness and …

Modern earthquake engineering practices rely on inelastic behavior within the lateral force
resisting system to dissipate energy and prevent building collapse. This inelastic behavior …