Historic buildings are the cultural and traditional identity of a country. However, these vulnerable to earthquakes because their aged structure, poor maintenance, inadequate structural health monitoring. Therefore, seismic vulnerability assessment is critical aspect in restoration retrofitting heritage buildings. In this study, comprehensive survey was performed collect data old historic churc...

the current study focuses on the experimental investigation of frp strengthening of rc portal frame subjected to combined vertical and horizontal loads. the main target of this research is to enhance the proposed structural properties that the rc portal frame had before the seismic occurrences by providing retrofitting of both columns and joints with more deformation capacity. the effect of var...

Modern society requires that structures exhibit greater levels of resilience, especially under earthquakes. The seismic resilience buildings is thus gaining increased attention as a particular, beyond-code approach. Seismically retrofitted behave satisfactorily expected earthquake scenarios; however, this does not guarantee operativity after event. This study critically reviews several methods ...

Abstract A life cycle framework for a new integrated classification system buildings and the identification of renovation strategies that lead to an optimal balance between reduction seismic vulnerability increase energy efficiency, considering both economic losses environmental impacts, is discussed through parametric application exemplificative case-study building. Such accounts contributions...

Iran is located in an area with high earthquake risk. There are over 20 active faults with length of 500 km and also densely populated parts of the country have been rendered vulnerable to strong earthquakes. However, existence of eight faults of the main faults of Iran along with at least 18 faults with length of more than 100 km in Kerman province have turned the place into one of the riskies...