(CTA 2013) SIMULAZIONI NUMERICHE PRELIMINARI E PROGRAMMA DI PROVE SPERIMENTALI SU UNA STRUTTURA DUALE A CONTROVENTI ECCENTRICI CON LINK RIMOVIBILI —- PRE-TEST NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS AND EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM ON A DUAL ECCENTRICALLY BRACED FRAME WITH REPLACEABLE LINKS
ABSTRACT The repair costs and downtime of a structure hit by an earthquake can be significantly reduced by adopting removable dissipative members... Learn More
(CTA 2013) MIGLIORAMENTO SISMICO DI UN EDIFICIO STORICO IN ACCIAIO MEDIANTE CONTROVENTI AD INSTABILITA’ IMPEDITA —- SEISMIC UPGRADING OF A HISTORIC STEEL BUILDING BY MEANS OF BUCKLING RESTRAINED BRACES
ABSTRACT The main design aspects of the structural upgrading of a historic steel building against both vertical and seismic loadings are presented... Learn More
(CTA 2013) UNO STUDIO PARAMETRICO SUL COMPORTAMENTO FLESSIONALE DI TRAVI IN ACCIAIO —- A PAREMATRIC STUDY ON THE FLEXURAL BEHAVIOUR OF STEEL BEAMS
ABSTRACT The ductile and dissipative performance of steel structures in high seismic risk regions is ensured by the attainment of an overall... Learn More
(CTA 2013) RISPOSTA SISMICA DI STRUTTURE A CONTROVENTI ECCENTRICI PROGETTATI CON ACCIAI AD ALTA RESISTENZA —- SEISMIC RESPONSE OF ECCENTRIC BRACED FRAMES SYSTEM DESIGNED WITH HIGH STRENGTH STEEL
ABSTRACT According to capacity design principles the non-dissipative zones should behave elastically. This implies that these elements are subjected to high strength... Learn More
(CTA 2013) RISPOSTA SISMICA DELLE STRUTTURE DI ACCIAIO CON CONTROVENTI CONCETRICI A V ROVESCIA: L’INFLUENZA DELLA RIGIDEZZA FLESSIONALE DELLA TRAVE —- SEISMIC RESPONSE OF STEEL INVERTED V CONCENTRIC BRACED FRAMES: THE INFLUENCE OF BEAM FLEXURAL STIFFNESS
ABSTRACT The seismic response of inverted V concentric bracing is significantly influenced by the flexural behaviour of the steel beam. The capacity... Learn More
(CTA 2013) UN APPROCCIO INTEGRATO ALLA PROGETTAZIONE STRUTTURALE SOSTENIBILE: VALUTAZIONE COMPARATIVA TRA DUE EDIFICI SISMORESISTENTI —- AN INTEGRATED APPROACH FOR THE SUSTAINABLE STRUCTURAL DESIGN: COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT BETWEEN TWO SEISMIC RESISTANT STRUCTURES
ABSTRACT The sustainability related to construction sector is one of the most analysed topic of last years, due to the strong impacts... Learn More
(CTA 2013) MODELLAZIONE NUMERICA DEL COMPORTAMENTO A TAGLIO DELLE CONNESSIONI CHIODATE —- NUMERICAL INVESTIGATIONS ON SHEAR BEHAVIOUR OF RIVETED CONNECTIONS
ABSTRACT Ancient metal structures represent an important architectural and historical heritage in Italy. These structures are generally affected by a spread damage... Learn More
(CTA 2015) LA PROGETTAZIONE STRUTTURALE SOSTENIBILE DELLE STRUTTURE DI ACCIAIO —– SUSTAINABLE STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF STEEL STRUCTURES
Steel structures offer high performance in the field of sustainability. In the light of the current state-of-art and normative background, sustainable structural... Learn More
(CTA 2015) PROVE SPERIMENTALI SULL’INFLUENZA DELLA LUNGHEZZA DI ANCORAGGIO PER GIUNTI TRA PIATTI DI ACCIAIO COLLEGATI CON INCOLLAGGIO DI C-FRP —– EXPERIMENTAL TESTS ON THE INFLUENCE OF BONDING LENGTH FOR STEEL PLATE-TO-PLATE SPLICES CONNECTED WITH EXTERNALLY BONDED C-FRPS
Historic metal structures are an important part of the architectural and cultural heritage that needs to be preserved. The majority of historic... Learn More
(CTA 2015) LA RIGIDEZZA FLESSIONALE DELLA TRAVE NELLA RISPOSTA SISMICA DI CONTROVENTI CONCENTRICI A V ROVESCIA —– THE FLEXURAL STIFFNESS OF THE BEAM ON SEISMIC RESPONSE OF CHEVRON CONCENTRIC BRACINGS
The seismic response of steel chevron concentric bracings is significantly influenced by the flexural behaviour of the brace-intercepted beam. In order to... Learn More
(CTA 2015) ANALISI PARAMETRICA SULLA RISPOSTA SISMICA DI NODI BULLONATI CON PIATTO D’ESTREMITÀ ED IRRIGIDIMENTI —– PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS ON THE SEISMIC RESPONSE OF BOLTED EXTENDED STIFFENED END-PLATE JOINTS
Bolted extended stiffened end-plate beam-to-column joints are widely used in moment resisting steel structures. The characterization of both strength and ductility of... Learn More
CONCENTRICALLY BRACED FRAMES: critical discussion on EC8 design rules and future prospectives — CONTROVENTI CONCENTRICI: discussione critica sui criteri di progetto dell’Eurocodice 8 e prospettive future (CM 5/2018)
L’Eurocodice 8 è attualmente sottoposto ad un processo di revisione ed aggiornamento ad opera del CEN/TC 250/SC8. Nell’ambito dei criteri di progettazione... Learn More
A simplified approach to sustainable structural design: theoretical approach and applications — Un approccio semplificato alla progettazione strutturale sostenibile: impostazione teorica ed applicazioni (CM 4/2014)
Nowadays, the sustainability related to construction sector is a topic of great interest, owing to the significant impacts caused by constructional activities... Learn More
Steel buckling restrained braces (BRBs) for the retrofitting of existing reinforced concrete structures — I controventi ad instabilità impedita per il consolidamento di edifici in c.a. (CM 4/2011)
Evaluating the seismic capacities of existing reinforced concrete structures and selecting/designing retrofit solutions are important topics in engineering practice and research. Of... Learn More
Full-scale tests of “steel only” buckling-restrained braces — Sperimentazione al vero di controventi BRB “solo acciaio” (CM 4/2010)
Buckling-Restrained Braces (BRBs) are a relatively recent type, designed to prevent global compression buckling and therefore providing a very good seismic response.... Learn More
On the effects of fatigue and corrosion degradation of metal railway bridges: an integrated approach to the assessment of the remaining lifetime — Gli effetti del degrado da fatica e corrosione sui ponti ferroviari in carpenteria metallica: un approccio integrato per la valutazione della vita residua (CM 6/2010)
Nowadays, a large number of metal riveted railway bridges suffer structural problems due to fatigue and corrosion deterioration. Because of their strategic... Learn More