Developments in the field of earthquake engineering over the past few decades have
contributed to the development of new methods for evaluating the risk levels in buildings …

An optimized macroseismic intensity index, which integrates the traditional macroseismic
intensity scale and the instrument intensity evaluation model, is proposed to evaluate …

To explore the vulnerability of a reinforced concrete girder bridge and reinforced concrete
building during an earthquake, and to compare the difference in the seismic capacity of the …

The road network is recognized as an important infrastructure system that is playing an
essential role in making cities more sustainable and resilient. Hence, it is crucial to increase …

The present research aims to explore the influence of site effects on the seismic vulnerability
of the historical centre of Baranello, a little town in the Molise Region of Italy. Structural and …

In the aftermath of a seismic event, decision-makers have to decide quickly among
alternative management actions with limited knowledge on the actual health condition of …

This paper presents a novel hybrid-based methodology devoted to develop urban fragility
curves and damage probability matrices to predict likelihood seismic damage scenarios for …

Based on the first-order second-moment method, a comparative study on seismic fragility
analysis with consideration of modeling uncertainty is carried out for a 12-story reinforced …

The seismic protection of small and medium historical towns is an important and current
issue in Italy and in many other earthquake prone regions of Europe, where seismic actions …

The research attempts to provide a method for evaluating the susceptibility of heritage
buildings and potential damage considering local site effects, using as a case study an …