The thesis investigates the seismic reliability of isolated structures with FPBs (Friction Pendulum Bearings) towards failure due to high vertical component excitation and friction coefficient variations. In the end, it ...

The research starts from two surveys the first one conducted at national level by CRESME (Center of Social Economic market Research for the Construction and Land) and the other one conducted by NIST (National Institute for ...

The issue of abandoned villages and towns is nowadays an important issue around which are articulated complex search paths that cut across several disciplines: from history of architecture and survey, from anthropology to ...

Although traditional materials (steel, concrete, timber and masonry) still dominate the building industry, new materials are constantly being explored by engineers and scientists. For instance, the use of the so-called ...