In this study, experiments were carried out to evaluate the seismic performance of a hybrid
prestressed precast concrete (HPPC) system devised to ensure the integrity of precast …

This paper describes some recent and ongoing research at the civil engineering universities
(Auckland and Canterbury) to produce better steel structures and to reduce the vulnerability …

This paper summarizes issues related to the in-plane design of floor diaphragms in
multistory steel buildings subject to earthquake shaking and describes areas requiring …

Modern seismic codes try to avoid story mechanisms by applying strong column-weak beam
hierarchy. The structural design concerned with the failure mode control has been mainly …

Recent seismic events pointed out that the reinforced concrete (RC) structures, designed
before the current seismic codes, are able to exhibit a certain lateral resistance provided by …