A technical benchmarking study is presented, aimed to evaluate the EU harmonized Romanian seismic assessment code in comparison with its European and U.S. homologues and to identify potential opportunities for its future improvement. The benchmarking procedures are illustrated by parallel seismic assessments, performed, according to the analyzed regulations, on a reinforced concrete frame struc...

Abstract The paper studies the influence of light weight aerated autoclaved concrete (AAC) partitioning walls to a medium height reinforced structure, in Bucharest (Romania). building is designed as framed structure with non-bearing AAC placed certain bays. There bearing full bricks masonry wall one Full are used because its high strength compared AAC. aim determine importance placement, both a...

A full-scale experimental program was used in this study to investigate the structural behavior of novel insulated concrete sandwich wall panels (SWPs) reinforced with grid-type glass-fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) shear connectors. Two kinds of insulation-expanded polystyrene (EPS) and extruded polystyrene (XPS) with 100 mm thickness were incased between the two concrete wythes to meet the in...