Abstract: This study evaluates the seismic safety of reinforced concrete moment-resistant (RC–MR) buildings designed with two different methods, i.e., direct displacement based design (DDBD) and conventional force based design ...

Abstract: This study investigated the effect of skew angle on the failure load and structural behavior of Persian brick masonry barrel vaults using experimental and numerical methods. To this end, experiments were conducted to ...

Abstract: In this study, the construction deficiencies affecting performance of hospitals during the 2017 Sarpol-e Zahab earthquake in Iran were studied through a field survey and numerical assessment. The inadequate bracing of ...