Derivation of vulnerability functions for European-type RC structures based on observational data

T Rossetto, A Elnashai - Engineering structures, 2003 - Elsevier
In this paper existing vulnerability relationships for reinforced concrete structures are
reviewed with a view to their application to a European (and similar) seismic risk …

The effect of material and ground motion uncertainty on the seismic vulnerability curves of RC structure

OS Kwon, A Elnashai - Engineering structures, 2006 - Elsevier
Starting from the premise that vulnerability curves are an indispensable ingredient of
earthquake loss assessment, this paper focuses on establishing the relative effect of strong …

A new analytical procedure for the derivation of displacement-based vulnerability curves for populations of RC structures

T Rossetto, A Elnashai - Engineering structures, 2005 - Elsevier
A new procedure is proposed for the derivation of analytical displacement-based
vulnerability curves for the seismic assessment of populations of reinforced concrete …

Experimental Investigation of Infilled Reinforced Concrete Frames with Openings.

DJ Kakaletsis, CG Karayannis - ACI structural journal, 2009 - search.ebscohost.com
The influence of masonry openings on the seismic performance of infilled reinforced
concrete frames, designed according to current code provisions, is investigated. Eight 1/3 …

Fragility-based assessment of typical mid-rise and low-rise RC buildings in Turkey

MA Erberik - Engineering Structures, 2008 - Elsevier
This paper focuses on the seismic fragility assessment of typical low-rise and mid-rise
reinforced concrete (RC) buildings in Turkey by considering Düzce Damage database …

Modelling of masonry infill walls participation in the seismic behaviour of RC buildings using OpenSees

A Furtado, H Rodrigues, A Arêde - International Journal of Advanced …, 2015 - Springer
Recent earthquakes show that masonry infill walls should be taken into account during the
design and assessment process of structures, since this type of non-structural elements …

[LIBRO][B] Seismic evaluation of reinforced concrete buildings including effects of masonry infill walls

SA Hashemi - 2007 - search.proquest.com
A comprehensive study to evaluate the seismic performance of reinforced concrete (RC)
buildings including unreinforced masonry (URM) infill walls is outlined. The study is …

Development of seismic fragility surfaces for reinforced concrete buildings by means of nonlinear time‐history analysis

DM Seyedi, P Gehl, J Douglas… - Earthquake …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Fragility curves are generally developed using a single parameter to relate the level of
shaking to the expected structural damage. The main goal of this work is to use several …

Seismic fragility of lightly reinforced concrete frames with masonry infills

JS Jeon, JH Park, R DesRoches - Earthquake Engineering & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Seismic fragility of lightly reinforced concrete frames with masonry infills is assessed through
numerical simulations considering uncertainty in ground motion and building materials. To …

[PDF][PDF] Structural vulnerability assessment under natural hazards: a review

D Vamvatsikos, LA Kouris, G Panagopoulos… - COST ACTION …, 2010 - researchgate.net
The state of the art is presented in the field of structural vulnerability assessment under
earthquake, landslide, tsunami and wind hazards. We seek common avenues of research …