The catastrophic seismic events have urged the need for effective retrofitting techniques for
the non-seismically designed structures built in the seismic active zone. The design and …

The bond–slip mechanism is one of the features that significantly controls the response as
well as damage evolution of reinforced concrete structures when subjected to severe cyclic …

The scope of this study is to present results of an experimental investigation on the
behaviour of critical external beam–column joints repaired or/and strengthened with a …

Lack of corrosion resistance of structural steel has resulted in many structural failures. Fiber
reinforced polymer (FRP) bar is emerging as a viable solution to replace steel to mitigate …

The inherent seismic vulnerability of reinforced concrete beam-column connections
designed for gravity load only is herein investigated. Experimental tests on six 2/3 scaled …

The role of residual deformations when evaluating the performance of multi-storey frame
structures subjected to ground motion is investigated in this paper. The limitations of …

Recent seismic events are a unique opportunity to monitor and collect details of direct repair
costs and the downtimes associated with massive reconstruction processes. This paper …

The results of experimental tests carried out on reinforced concrete (RC) full‐scale 2‐storey
2‐bays framed buildings are presented. The unretrofitted frame was designed for gravity …

Past earthquakes have shown that seismic events may incur large economic losses in
buildings. FEMA P-58 provides engineers a practical tool for the performance seismic …

The paper is focused on the analysis of some test results obtained in the framework of a
wide experimental program on RC beam–column joints carried out at the Laboratory of …