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The recent re-assessment of the seismic hazard in Europe led for many regions of low to moderate seismicity to an increase in the seismic demand. As a consequence, several modern unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings, constructed with reinforced concrete (R ...

Techno-Press2015

Design and exploration of externally post-tensioned structures using graphic statics

Corentin Jean Dominique Fivet

Funicular structures, which follow the shapes of hanging chains, work in pure tension (cables) or pure compression (arches), and offer a materially efficient solution compared to structures that work through bending action. However, the set of geometries t ...

IASS2015

2015

Displacement-based seismic design of symmetric single-storey wood-frame buildings with the aid of the N2 method

Katrin Beyer, Panagiotis Mergos

This paper presents a new methodology for the displacement-based seismic design of symmetric single-storey wood-frame buildings. Previous displacement-based design efforts were based on the direct displacement-based design approach, which uses a substitute ...

2015

Seismic Behaviour and Design of Mixed RC-URM Wall Structures

Alessandro Paparo

In several countries of central Europe, many modern residential buildings are braced by reinforced concrete (RC) and unreinforced masonry (URM) walls coupled with RC slabs. Such mixed constructions, in fact, behave better under seismic loading than buildin ...

EPFL2015

Thin optical beam-shaping elements that are able to produce good quality images and that are operational with different light sources are studied in this work. The influence of the design approach on the smoothness of their surface and on the image quality ...

SPIE Digital Library2015

Fling-step effect on the seismic behavior of high-rise RC buildings during the Christchurch earthquake

Pierino Lestuzzi, Amin Karbassi

Fling-step and forward directivity, which can impose unexpected seismic demands on structures, are the main consequences of near-fault earthquakes. Although the adverse effect of forward directivity on structures behavior is determined to some level, the i ...

2013

In many unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings reinforced concrete (RC) slabs or ring beams maintain the integrity of the building when subjected to seismic loading and redistribute forces between different URM piers. In addition, RC slabs and ring beams con ...

2011

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Structural R/C cores are a popular and efficient choice as lateral-load resisting system in medium to tall buildings. The walls of the cores typically present large openings providing access to elevators placed within them. Shear induced by lateral forces ...

Studi e ricerche, Starrylink2009

Full Scale Dynamic Response of a RC Building under Weak Seismic Motions Using Earthquake Recordings, Ambient Vibrations and Modelling

Clotaire Michel

In countries with a moderate seismic hazard, the classical methods developed for strong motion prone countries to estimate the seismic behaviour and subsequent vulnerability of existing buildings are often inadequate and not financially realistic. The main ...

Wiley-Blackwell2009