Braconi, A.; Tremea, A.; Lomiento, G.; Bonessio, N.; … - Steel solutions for seismic retrofit and upgrade of …; … - 2013
The majority of existing buildings are in need of seismic retrofit. The main reasons are: the original design was not optimised with respect to the required safety level, poor construction quality, modifications or enlargements of buildings during their life and increase in the requirements of...