Recent Advances in Earthquake Engineering in Europe

Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv
 Analysis in Seismic Provisions for Buildings: Past, Present and Future  (Peter Fajfar)....Pages 1-49
 Implications of Site Specific Response Analysis  (Atilla Ansal, Gökçe Tönük, Aslı Kurtuluş)....Pages 51-68
 A Redefinition of Seismic Input for Design and Assessment  (G. Michele Calvi, Daniela Rodrigues, Vitor Silva)....Pages 69-100
 From Force- to Displacement-Based Seismic Design of Concrete Structures and Beyond  (Michael N. Fardis)....Pages 101-122
 Seismic Assessment of Existing Irregular Masonry Buildings by Nonlinear Static and Dynamic Analyses  (Sergio Lagomarsino, Daniela Camilletti, Serena Cattari, Salvatore Marino)....Pages 123-151
 Capturing Geographically-Varying Uncertainty in Earthquake Ground Motion Models or What We Think We Know May Change  (John Douglas)....Pages 153-181
 Implementation of Near-Fault Forward Directivity Effects in Seismic Design Codes  (Sinan Akkar, Saed Moghimi)....Pages 183-201
 3D Physics-Based Numerical Simulations: Advantages and Current Limitations of a New Frontier to Earthquake Ground Motion Prediction. The Istanbul Case Study  (Roberto Paolucci, Maria Infantino, Ilario Mazzieri, Ali Güney Özcebe, Chiara Smerzini, Marco Stupazzini)....Pages 203-223
 Issues with the Use of Spatially Variable Seismic Ground Motions in Engineering Applications  (Aspasia Zerva, Mohammad Reza Falamarz-Sheikhabadi, Masoud Khazaei Poul)....Pages 225-252
 Bridging the Gap Between Seismology and Engineering: Towards Real-Time Damage Assessment  (Stefano Parolai, Michael Haas, Massimiliano Pittore, Kevin Fleming)....Pages 253-261
 Earthquake Geotechnics in Offshore Engineering  (Amir M. Kaynia)....Pages 263-288
 The Dynamics of Rocking Isolation  (Nicos Makris)....Pages 289-307
 Multistory Building Frames and Shear Walls Founded on “Rocking” Spread Footings  (G. Gazetas, D. Dais, F. Gelagoti, R. Kourkoulis)....Pages 309-322
 Seismic Design of Foundations in Difficult Soil Conditions: Examples of Solutions  (Alain Pecker)....Pages 323-337
 Structural Health Monitoring for Seismic Protection of Structure and Infrastructure Systems  (Oreste S. Bursi, Daniele Zonta, Emiliano Debiasi, Davide Trapani)....Pages 339-358
 Large Scale Testing Facilities – Use of High Gravity Centrifuge Tests to Investigate Soil Liquefaction Phenomena  (Gopal S. P. Madabhushi)....Pages 359-386
 Seismic Analysis and Design of Composite Steel/Concrete Building Structures Involving Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Columns  (Konstantinos A. Skalomenos, George D. Hatzigeorgiou, Dimitri E. Beskos)....Pages 387-411
 Seismic Design of Steel Structures: New Trends of Research and Updates of Eurocode 8  (Raffaele Landolfo)....Pages 413-438
 Unreinforced Masonry Walls Subjected to In-Plane Shear: From Tests to Codes and Vice Versa  (Elizabeth Vintzileou)....Pages 439-457
 Seismic Design of Bridges: Present and Future  (Andreas J. Kappos)....Pages 459-499
 Technologies for Seismic Retrofitting and Strengthening of Earthen and Masonry Structures: Assessment and Application  (Paulo B. Lourenço)....Pages 501-518
 Seismic Performance of a Full-Scale FRP Retrofitted Sub-standard RC Building  (Alper Ilki, Erkan Tore, Cem Demir, Mustafa Comert)....Pages 519-544
 Advances in the Assessment of Buildings Subjected to Earthquakes and Tsunami  (Tiziana Rossetto, Crescenzo Petrone, Ian Eames, Camilo De La Barra, Andrew Foster, Joshua Macabuag)....Pages 545-562
 Seismic Vulnerability of Classical Monuments  (Ioannis N. Psycharis)....Pages 563-582
 What Seismic Risk Do We Design for When We Design Buildings?  (Iunio Iervolino)....Pages 583-602
 The 2016–2017 Central Apennines Seismic Sequence: Analogies and Differences with Recent Italian Earthquakes  (Mauro Dolce, Daniela Di Bucci)....Pages 603-638
 Eurocode 8. Evolution or Revolution?  (Philippe Bisch)....Pages 639-660
 Research Needs Towards a Resilient Community  (Paolo Franchin)....Pages 661-691