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Earth Sciences
Geophysics/Geodesy
Hydrogeology
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Open AccessComparative nonlinear soil-structure interaction analyses using macro-element and soil-block modelling approaches
In dynamic soil-structure interaction problems, involving the coupling of structure, foundation and soil, the use of a nonlinear macro-element modelling approach may result particularly advantageous not only t...
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Open AccessShake-table response simulation of a URM building specimen using discrete micro-models with varying degrees of detail
Recent technological advances have enabled earthquake engineering researchers to develop numerical models of increasing complexity, capable of duly reproducing even the smallest structural detail. In the case ...
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Open AccessIntegrated economic and environmental building classification and optimal seismic vulnerability/energy efficiency retrofitting
A life cycle framework for a new integrated classification system for buildings and the identification of renovation strategies that lead to an optimal balance between reduction of seismic vulnerability and in...
