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Seismic Behavior and Vulnerability of Historic Buildings: From Single-Scale Buildings to Large-Scale Assessment

A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Structures".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2024) | Viewed by 8902

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Dr. Antonio Sandoli

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Department of Biosciences and Territory, University of Molise, Via F. de Sanctis 1, 86100 Campobasso, Italy
Interests: masonry buildings; timber constructions; seismic vulnerability assessment; fragility curves; earthquake engineering; retrofit interventions
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Prof. Dr. Giovanni Fabbrocino

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Department of Biosciences and Territory, University of Molise, Via F. de Sanctis 1, 86100 Campobasso, Italy
Interests: structural health monitoring; structural safety; structural modelling
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Prof. Dr. Gian Piero Lignola

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Department of Structures for Engineering and Architecture, University of Naples Federico II, via Claudio 21, 80125 Naples, Italy
Interests: analysis of historical/monumental and archaeological structures; nonlinear behavior of masonry and reinforced concrete (RC) structures; seismic strengthening of masonry and RC members using advanced materials; finite element analysis of masonry and RC structures; seismic behavior of masonry structures; analysis of hollow bridge piers; strengthening design using composites; modeling of corrosion effects in reinforcement and concrete degradation; use of digital image correlation; telepresence and distributed database for European research infrastructures
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The damage scenarios observed worldwide due to medium- and high-intensity earthquakes have proved that historic buildings contribute significantly to the seismic risk in urban areas. The prediction of seismic behavior and vulnerability within single-scale buildings or on a large scale are strictly related to each other, and both of them represent topics of paramount importance to the implementation of seismic risk mitigation strategies. In fact, knowledge of the seismic response of a single building (or that of a class of buildings) plays a crucial role in the development of methodologies devoted to large-scale seismic vulnerability assessment. To date, numerous studies concerning the seismic response of existing buildings have been carried out, and many methodologies for large-scale seismic assessment have been developed. Nevertheless, several open issues are under debate within the scientific community; these need to be investigated, revised or enhanced to achieve more realistic results.

Within this framework, this Special Issue welcomes contributions concerning aspects related to the following: (i) the structural characterization, diagnosis and seismic performance assessment of existing constructions, including architectural and monumental assets; (ii) the development of methodologies for large-scale seismic vulnerability assessment (on national, regional or urban scales); (iii) the development of fragility curves at the single-building scale or at the territorial scale and critical issues; (iv) the effectiveness of traditional and innovative retrofitting systems for mitigating seismic vulnerability at the single-building scale or for urban areas; (v) inspection and damage multiscale survey techniques; and (vi) codes practice.

Considering your interest and involvement in this topic, we would be honored to receive a contribution from you to aid the success of this Special Issue.

Dr. Antonio Sandoli
Prof. Dr. Giovanni Fabbrocino
Prof. Dr. Gian Piero Lignola
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • seismic behavior
  • seismic vulnerability
  • masonry buildings
  • RC buildings
  • timber buildings
  • large-scale vulnerability assessment
  • structural retrofit interventions
  • fragility curves

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Shear Force of Interior Beam–Column Joints under Symmetrical Loading with Two Transverse Forces on the Beam
by Albena Doicheva
Buildings 2024, 14(9), 3028; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14093028 - 23 Sep 2024
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The beam-to-column connection is a particularly vulnerable element in frame structures under seismic action and is often responsible for building damages. Experimental investigations carried out over the past six decades on shear strength in frame joints have not led to the establishment of [...] Read more.
The beam-to-column connection is a particularly vulnerable element in frame structures under seismic action and is often responsible for building damages. Experimental investigations carried out over the past six decades on shear strength in frame joints have not led to the establishment of a uniform procedure in the design codes of different countries. The reason lies probably in the varied nature of the investigated parameters and in the varied configurations of beam–column connections. A good knowledge of the forces passing through the frame joints in the beam–beam and column–column direction would allow both their adequate computation in new buildings and the verification of existing ones without requiring experimental studies. In the design codes of the leading countries in seismic engineering, the shear force is determined by the capacitive method, considering only the area of the longitudinal reinforcement of the beam passing through the column. This method shows us how much shear force the beam reinforcement can take, but not what the magnitude of the resulting forces actually is as a result of the acting loads. In addition, the method of the codes does not indicate the contribution of the concrete to the total magnitude of the shear force in the beam–column connection. In the proposed mathematical model for calculating the forces that leave the beam, the full dimensions of the cross-section of the beam were taken into account. The material properties and cross-sectional shape were also taken into account. A determining factor for the magnitude of forces entering the beam–column joint is the acting load on the beam. In this paper, the load of two transverse forces was considered. The forces are applied in different possible positions, while remaining symmetrically located on the beam. The calculations are based on Menabrea’s theorem to determine the hyperstatic unknowns. The results of the proposed method for the considered beam show that the magnitude of the shear force differs from that accepted in the literature and the norms by 2% to 27%, depending on the stage of development of the crack. In comparison, the Eurocode-recommended method shows differences in the order of 27% to 40% for the adopted beam under static loads. Full article
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