Special issue published: "Seismic Vulnerability Assessment and Sustainable Rehabilitation Methods of Structures"

International Journal of Sustainable Materials and Structural Systems 2(3/4) 2016

• Cyclic behaviour of cantilever RC columns with steel fibre reinforced concrete at plastic hinge regions
• New factors for the seismic vulnerability assessment of reinforced concrete buildings
• Seismic fragility curves for timber-framed masonry structures based on empirical damage data 
• Estimation of the natural periods of existing masonry towers through empirical procedure
• Seismic vulnerability assessment methods applied to the historic built-up of Arsita within the 2009 post-earthquake reconstruction plan
• The development of a seismic vulnerability assessment methodology for contemporary loadbearing masonry buildings in the Maltese Islands

Additional papers

• A new perspective on hierarchical structure to analyse strength limiting factors of CNT yarns
• Flexural and shear behaviour of concrete beams reinforced with bamboo
• Optimum fly ash proportion in concrete to sustain the impact imposed by diesel