Computation of high-performance concrete compressive strength using standalone and ensembled machine learning techniques

Y Xu, W Ahmad, A Ahmad, KA Ostrowski, M Dudek… - Materials, 2021 - mdpi.com
The current trend in modern research revolves around novel techniques that can predict the
characteristics of materials without consuming time, effort, and experimental costs. The …

Accounting for the spatial variability of seismic motion in the pushover analysis of regular and irregular RC buildings in the new Italian building code

S Ruggieri, G Uva - Buildings, 2020 - mdpi.com
Pushover analysis is the main methodology adopted in practice-oriented applications for
investigating the non-linear response of reinforced concrete (RC) buildings; it is applicable …

RPAS-based framework for simplified seismic risk assessment of Italian RC-bridges

A Nettis, M Saponaro, M Nanna - Buildings, 2020 - mdpi.com
Existing reinforced concrete (RC) bridges that were designed in the decades between 1950
and 1990 exhibit inadequate structural safety with reference to both traffic loads and hazard …

Effects in conventional nonlinear static analysis: Evaluation of control node position

G Uva, F Porco, A Fiore, S Ruggieri - Structures, 2018 - Elsevier
The nonlinear methods of analysis are the most indicated ones to carry out the vulnerability
assessment of existing Reinforced Concrete (RC) buildings. Notwithstanding nonlinear …

[PDF][PDF] Influence of infilled frames on seismic vulnerability assessment of recurrent building typologies

MA Aiello, PL Ciampoli, A Fiore, D Perrone… - Ingegneria …, 2017 - researchgate.net
This work is aimed at the assessment of the influence of the infill presence on the seismic
vulnerability evaluation. In particular, some results obtained from recurrent building …

Experimental assessment of concrete compressive strength in old existing RC buildings: A possible way to reduce the dispersion of DT results

E Quagliarini, F Clementi, G Maracchini… - Journal of Building …, 2016 - Elsevier
Reliable appraisal of the in situ compressive strength is a key challenge in the seismic
assessment of existing RC structures, due to its high variability throughout them and …

[PDF][PDF] A mechanical approach for estimating regional fragility curves of existing RC buildings stock in Puglia

G Uva, PL Ciampoli, V Leggieri, A Nettis… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - 2019.compdyn.org
The study of the seismic vulnerability of Reinforced Concrete (RC) buildings is a topic of
large interest for the scientific community and public institutions, who have the task of …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of concrete degradation in existing structures: a practical procedure

F Porco, G Uva, A Fiore, M Mezzina - Structural Engineering and …, 2014 - academia.edu
In the assessment of existing RC buildings, the reliable appraisal of the compressive
strength of in-situ concrete is a fundamental step. Unfortunately, the data that can be …

[PDF][PDF] Seismic assessment of a RC case study building using the simple lateral mechanism analysis, SLaMA, method

R Gentile, C Del Vecchio, S Pampanin - 6th ECCOMAS thematic …, 2017 - core.ac.uk
The seismic assessment of an existing structure is a complex procedure. In the evaluation of
the structural capacity, difficulties arise in the definition of the lateral resisting members, in …

The SonReb method: critical review and practical aspects

G Uva, F Porco, A Fiore - Proceedings of Italian Concrete Days 2016, 2018 - Springer
Current regulations require surveys on materials in order to identify one or more
representative values of the in-situ concrete strength. In this context, the SonReb method is …