A review of the seismic performance behaviour of hybrid precast beam-to-column connections

HH Ghayeb, NHR Sulong, HA Razak, KH Mo… - Archives of Civil and …, 2022 - Springer
In order to withstand challenges such as earthquakes, it is important to appropriately design
the beam-to-column connection of precast structures. Numerous precast connections were …

Nonlinear seismic analysis of irregular rc framed buildings base-isolated with friction pendulum system under near-fault excitations

F Mazza, M Mazza - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2016 - Elsevier
The application of the friction pendulum (FP) system is increasing due to its conceptual
simplicity; yet there are still aspects of its behaviour that need further attention. Long duration …

Failure of a precast RC building due to Emilia-Romagna earthquakes

M Ercolino, G Magliulo, G Manfredi - Engineering Structures, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Two 5.9 M w and 5.8 M w earthquakes hit Emilia-Romagna region on May 2012.
Most of the precast RC one-story structures exhibited significant damage, causing huge …

[PDF][PDF] Near field domain effects and their consideration in the international and Italian seismic codes.

S Grimaz, P Malisan - Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata, 2014 - bgo.ogs.it
It is widely proven that in the field area near a seismic source the characteristics of the
seismic ground motion (near field) could be meaningfully different from those far from the …

Experimental assessment of the seismic behavior of unbraced steel storage pallet racks

A Kanyilmaz, CA Castiglioni, G Brambilla… - Thin-Walled …, 2016 - Elsevier
Steel storage racks are typically made of thin-walled cold formed steel profiles, which prove
to be the most versatile, economic and sustainable elements for industrial rack construction …

An empirical model for the vertical‐to‐horizontal spectral ratios for Italy

F Ramadan, C Smerzini, G Lanzano… - … & Structural Dynamics, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This work presents a novel empirical Ground Motion prediction Model (GMM) for vertical‐to‐
horizontal (VH) response spectral amplitudes up to 10 s, peak ground acceleration and …

Experimental investigation of the re‐centring capability of curved surface sliders

V Quaglini, E Gandelli, P Dubini - Structural Control and Health …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The re‐centring capability is recognized as a fundamental function of the isolation system,
because it is intended to prevent substantial permanent deformation at the end of the …

Assessment of the seismic behaviour of braced steel storage racking systems by means of full scale push over tests

A Kanyilmaz, G Brambilla, GP Chiarelli… - Thin-walled structures, 2016 - Elsevier
Pallet racking systems, made of thin-walled cold formed steel profiles, are commonly used to
store valuable goods and products in the logistics industry. In service conditions …

Evaluation of force fluctuations induced by vertical seismic component on reinforced concrete precast structures

M Bovo, M Savoia - Engineering Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
In many documented cases, reinforced concrete precast structures collapse during strong
earthquakes was ascribed to the combination of horizontal and vertical ground motion …

The 17 November 2015 Mw 6.4 Lefkas (Ionian Sea, Western Greece) Earthquake: Impact on Environment and Buildings

E Lekkas, S Mavroulis, P Carydis… - Geotechnical and …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract On Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 07: 10: 07 (UTC) a strong earthquake struck
Lefkas Island (Ionian Sea, Western Greece) with magnitude Mw 6.4, depth of about 6 km …