Two major catastrophic earthquakes, which occurred 9 h apart on the Eastern Anatolian
Fault Zone and one of its branches on February 6, 2023 in Turkey, directly affected 11 …

Non-structural elements represent most of the total construction cost of typical buildings. A
significant portion of the total losses in recent earthquakes worldwide, has been attributed to …

On 22 March 2020, Zagreb was struck by an M5. 5 earthquake that had been expected for
more than 100 years and revealed all the failures in the construction of residential buildings …

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 …

This paper estimates fundamental translational period and dam** ratio parameters and
examines the changes in dynamic characteristics of a set of low-to-medium rise buildings in …

Fundamental period of vibration, dependent on mass and stiffness structure characteristics,
is a key parameter in assessing seismic demand. The period can be evaluated both by …

The importance of designing safe and economic structures in seismically active areas is of
great importance. Thus, develo** tools that would help in accurately predicting the …

The paper presents the results of an ambient vibration monitoring campaign conducted on
the so-called “Clock Tower”(Torre delle Ore), one of the best known and most visited …

Non-destructive evaluation of aging infrastructures can be useful in evaluating the safety
and assuring uninterrupted operation during earthquakes and other natural hazards. Due to …

The town of Idrija is located in an area with an increased seismic hazard in W Slovenia and
is partly built on alluvial sediments or artificial mining and smelting deposits which can …