The influence of vibrating buildings on the free-field ground motion could affect the
earthquake recordings collected inside or nearby the buildings. Some evidences are known …

Nowadays, meaningful learning takes a central role in science education and is based in
mental models that allow the representation of the real world by individuals. Thus, it is …

Historic masonry towers, as well as bell towers, minarets and chimneys, represent an
important part of the Mediterranean basin architectural heritage. Widely spread out on the …

The role of local geology in controlling ground motion has long been acknowledged.
Consequently, increasing attention is paid to the assessment of the geophysical properties …

This article presents the application of data from the real-time full-scale long-term monitoring
of mine-induced vibrations in one of the mining districts in Poland in the study of the soil …

The necessity of a dense network in Northern Italy started from the lack of available data
after the occurrence of the 24th November 2004, Ml 5.2, Salò earthquake. Since 2006, many …

When compared to more seismically active regions, damaging earthquakes occur only
occasionally in the central part of northern Italy. Nevertheless, the lack of a dense strong …

One of the most important issue in seismic hazard and microzonation studies is the
evaluation of local site response (ie the tendency of a site to experience during an …

The severe damage caused by the Ms 8.1 Michoaćan earthquake in Mexico City in 1985
highlighted the potential effects of soil-structure interactions (SSI) during strong ground …

In this study, we apply spectral ratio techniques to study the structural response of some civil
and historical buildings in the historic centre of the city of Genoa (Northwestern Italy) that …