Abstract: Adobe construction is an important part of the built heritage in the Central Region of Portugal. The protection and rehabilitation of buildings of this type is becoming of increasing interest. In-depth knowledge will enable ...

Abstract: The capital city of Portugal, Lisbon, has a history of suffering from seismic events. However, around 27.3% of the residential buildings in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area were constructed before the implementation of any ...

Abstract: This paper presents fragility functions for clay brick unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings that were developed using the data of damage and earthquake intensity by the September 24, 2019, Mirpur, Azad Jammu and Kashmir ...

Abstract: This paper presents the results of damage surveys in Mirpur, in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir region of Pakistan, which was affected by a moderate earthquake on September 24, 2019. The epicenter of this earthquake was near ...

Abstract: Increasing appraisal of the durability, conservation state, and changeable use and function of old buildings in urban centers relies a great deal on the structural safety evaluation of vertical load capacity and the ability ...

Abstract: The condition assessment of existing buildings with special reference to the analysis of degradation level has been extensively and fruitfully applied in the field of maintenance and monitoring. This paper presents a ...

Abstract: This paper presents an experimental investigation of the effect of load path on force-displacement response, damage patterns, and failure modes of slender lightly reinforced concrete (RC) columns. A review of available ...