Abstract: Unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings, largely found in Euroasian regions, are particularly vulnerable to in-plane shear failures during seismic events due to the poor shear capacity of masonry walls. In the case of historical ...

Abstract: Premature shear failure in reinforced concrete (RC) beam–column joints (BCJs) or at the top of columns can significantly compromise a building’s seismic response, leading to major damage or global collapse, as observed in ...

Abstract: Innovative materials and technologies have been developed to limit the effects of earthquakes on structures, and the use of composite materials has been shown to be effective in existing buildings. In view of this background, ...

Abstract: Premature brittle failures because of seismic actions strongly affect the behavior of existing reinforced concrete (RC) structural systems. They commonly involve exterior beam-column joints of structures designed without ...

Abstract: A large number of masonry buildings have been designed to sustain gravity loads or with reference to obsolete seismic provisions. Columns are among the weakest elements, especially in historical buildings. Many experiments ...