In recent decades, steel exoskeletons have gathered significant attention as a seismic
retrofitting technique for existing structures. The design methods proposed so far are …

Extensive research efforts over the last decades have focused on the rehabilitation of
vulnerable reinforced concrete (RC) beam to column moment resisting connections. Shear …

A key part of RC structure seismic performance is the effective distribution of earthquake
forces across all resistance elements through reinforced concrete (RC) beam-column (BC) …

The catastrophic effects of recent earthquakes around the world have highlighted the
vulnerability of civil buildings; in Europe, most of the existing buildings were built after World …

Connections are important elements of precast structures as they introduce discontinuity
between the elements affecting strength and stiffness. In the present study, locally available …

In this study, an innovative retrofitting solution involving fan-shaped lead-infilled viscoelastic
dampers (FLVDs) for beam-column joints is developed to enhance the load-carrying …

The compressive axial load-deformation curve of a reinforced concrete (RC) member
reflects the contributions of the concrete in compression and tension, the longitudinal and …

A new retrofitting technique of CFRP–steel plate was proposed to retrofit the eccentric beam–
column joint without sufficient transverse stirrups in the joint panel zone. Four specimens …

This paper presents an experimental investigation wherein two different composites are
compared based on their strengthening effectiveness. The composites selected here for …

This study introduces a novel approach for the global retrofitting of seismic performance in
destructively damaged reinforced concrete (RC) frames through the application of …