Performance-Based Assessment of Existing Buildings Existing buildings Existing buildings Existing buildings Existing buildings in Europe: Problems and Perspectives

In this paper, the main features of the policies adopted in Italy for seismic risk reduction are discussed. Particular attention is given to the Pre-disaster prevention activities such as the implementation of the building code, the seismic risk assessment for a priority scale of intervention, tax incentives and public funding for the vulnerability reduction of the existing buildings, information to population and school education, technical training of experts. The phases of response and post-disaster activities, including emergency management, search and rescue, loss scenarios, and safety assessment of buildings, are also discussed taking example from the most recent devastating earthquakes in Italy (L.Aquila 2009, Amatrice 2016).

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A BIM-based decision-making framework for optimal seismic retrofit of existing buildings

Engineering Structures ◽

10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.112544 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 242 ◽

pp. 112544

Author(s):

Nicola Caterino ◽

Iolanda Nuzzo ◽

Antonio Ianniello ◽

Giorgio Varchetta ◽

Edoardo Cosenza

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Seismic Retrofit ◽

Existing Buildings ◽

Decision Making Framework

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Correction to: Benchmarking the software packages to model and assess the seismic response of unreinforced masonry existing buildings through nonlinear static analyses

Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering ◽

10.1007/s10518-021-01105-0 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Serena Cattari ◽

Guido Magenes

Keyword(s):

Seismic Response ◽

Unreinforced Masonry ◽

Existing Buildings ◽

Software Packages ◽

Nonlinear Static

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Sustainability Assessment of Modern High-Rise Timber Buildings

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13168719 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (16) ◽

pp. 8719

Author(s):

Laura Tupenaite ◽

Viktorija Zilenaite ◽

Loreta Kanapeckiene ◽

Tomas Gecys ◽

Ineta Geipele

Keyword(s):

Environmental Economic ◽

Sustainability Assessment ◽

Social Research ◽

Sustainability Indicators ◽

Assessment Methods ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Three Dimensions ◽

Assessment Framework ◽

Existing Buildings ◽

High Rise

As woodworking and construction technologies improve, the construction of multi-storey timber buildings is gaining popularity worldwide. There is a need to look at the design of existing buildings and assess their sustainability. The aim of the present study is to assess the sustainability of modern high-rise timber buildings using multi-criteria assessment methods. The paper presents a hierarchical system of sustainability indicators and an assessment framework, developed by the authors. Based on this framework, the tallest timber buildings in different countries, i.e., Mjøstårnet in Norway, Brock Commons in Canada, Treet in Norway, Forte in Australia, Strandparken in Sweden and Stadthaus in UK, were compared across the three dimensions of sustainability (environmental, economic/technological, and social). Research has revealed that none of the buildings is leading in all dimensions of sustainability. However, each building is unique and has its own strengths. Overall multi-criteria assessment of the buildings revealed that the Brock Commons building in Canada has received the highest rank in all dimensions of sustainability. The paper contributes to the theory and practice of sustainability assessment and extends the knowledge about high-rise timber buildings. The proposed sustainability assessment framework can be used by both academics and practitioners for assessment of high-rise timber buildings.

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Performance-based assessment of seismic-resilient steel moment resisting frames equipped with innovative column base connections

Structures ◽

10.1016/j.istruc.2021.03.072 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 32 ◽

pp. 1646-1664

Author(s):

Elena Elettore ◽

Annarosa Lettieri ◽

Fabio Freddi ◽

Massimo Latour ◽

Gianvittorio Rizzano

Keyword(s):

Steel Moment Resisting Frames ◽

Moment Resisting Frames ◽

Performance Based Assessment ◽

Moment Resisting ◽

Base Connections ◽

Column Base

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