On November 26,2019, an earthquake of magnitude 6.4 hit Durres city, Albania. After the earthquake, the inspection carried out by […]

Seismic-induced damages in reinforced-concrete (RC) buildings were primarily associated with materials’ low strength and poor properties. This study aims to […]

As part of the development of a European Seismic Risk Model 2020 (ESRM20), the spatial and temporal evolution of seismic […]

This paper aims to study the seismic performance of school buildings, which have been built in accordance with template unreinforced […]

Abstract- Recent earthquakes occurred in many parts of the world have shown that unreinforced masonry [URM] buildings constructed according to […]

Abstract This paper presents a comparison of near and far-fault ground motion effects on the seismic response of masonry structures, […]

Abstract In the last decades, the possibility to use the inelastic capacities of structures have driven the seismic design philosophy […]

Abstract  In this paper, an analytical study was carried out to propose an optimum base-isolated system for the design of […]

Abstract This study focuses on the earthquake performance of two URM buildings having typical architectural configurations common for residential use […]

Abstract During the recent earthquakes, it has been observed that structural irregularities are one of the main reasons of the […]