Nowadays, low-cost accelerometers are getting more attention from civil engineers to make
Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) applications affordable and applicable to a broader …

Structural damage detection using inclinometers is getting wide attention from researchers.
However, the high price of inclinometers limits this system to unique structures with a …

Mechanical performance assessment of load-bearing elements under ordinary design
actions is a priority when material degradation or even severe damage may be experienced …

Structural designers are nowadays supported by standards and guidelines to optimize the
mechanical performance and safety level of glass load-bearing elements and assemblies in …

Modern constructions are often characterized by the presence of slender and aesthetically
fascinating components and assemblies. For pedestrian systems in particular, such …

For structural design and vibration monitoring purposes, several simplified equivalent-force
models or more complex computational strategies are available to describe Human …

The most severe seismic events normally cause the collapse of vulnerable buildings'
leading to injuries and death of their occupants. Such catastrophic toll in death and injuries …

Civil engineering design and industry are continuously evolving with the support of
advancements in technology. Digital tools are able to assist designers in solving several …

For structural design purposes, human-induced loads on pedestrian systems can be
described by several simplified (ie, deterministic equivalent-force models) or more complex …

The vibration performance assessment of pedestrian structures attracts, since decades, the
attention of several research studies. In this paper, the attention is focused on the …