Urban Habitat Constructions Under Catastrophic Events Proceedings of the COST C26 Action Final Conference

COST is an intergovernmental framework for European Cooperation in Science and Technology, allowing the coordination of nationally-funded research on a European level. Part of COST was COST Action C26 ‘Urban Habitat Constructions Under Catastrophic Events’, which started in 2006 and held its final conference in Naples, Italy, on 16-18 September 2010. The main objective of COST Action C26 was to increase the knowledge of the behaviour of constructions in urban habitat under catastrophic events (earthquakes, fire, wind, impact, explosions etc.), in order to predict their response when both the applied loading and the inherent structural resistance are combined in such a way that the safety level reaches unacceptable values, leading in some cases to a premature collapse. Urban Habitat Constructions Under Catastrophic Events collects 151 papers from internationally recognized outstanding experts from 46 countries that were presented at the final conference: 82 contributions from COST experts and 69 from external authors. They are subdivided into 5 sections, which exactly correspond to the 5 Chapters of the Final Report of the COST Action C26 activity: (I) Characterization of catastrophic actions on constructions; (II) Analysis of behaviour of constructions under catastrophic events; (III) Evaluation of vulnerability of constructions; (IV) Protecting, strengthening and repairing; (V) Strategy and guidelines for damage prevention. Urban Habitat Constructions Under Catastrophic Events will be of interest to academics and engineers in civil and structural engineering, especially those involved in fire resistance, earthquake resistance, impact and explosion resistance, and resistance to Infrequent Loading Conditions.

Keynotes Multilevel seismic performance based design of structures considering the concepts of sustainability and robustness A.G. Ayala & S. López To challenging problems in fire protection of steel structures Guo-Qiang Li Volcanic hazards and risk in cities, with emphasis on lahars: A review J.C. Thouret & K.M. Martelli The development of protective structures for northern Ireland F.G. Hulton Performance based methodology for tracing the response of restrained steel beams exposed to fire V. Kodur & M. Dwaikat Modelling climate change impact on cultural heritage the European project climate for culture J. Leissner, R. Kilian, F. Antretter &A. Holm The development of analysis of glazed facades to resist blast effects C.M. Morison Lessons of the Mw=8.8 Chile 2010 earthquake G.R. Saragoni Sessions Characterization of catastrophic actions on construction Characterization and modelling of seismic action Development of design response spectra for Baghdad area I.S. AbdulMutalib Stresses characterization and quantification in masonry structures with bent axle: Methodological approach and first experiences M. Candela Selecting the appropriate probabilistic demand models using Bayesian statistics A. Deylami & M. Mahdavi Adeli Problems of seismic behaviour of buildings situated in urban habitats V. Gioncu & F.M. Mazzolani Analysis of different numerical procedures for determining the random and chaotic earthquake properties R. Magaña, A. Hermosillo & M. Pérez The Mw 6.3, 2009 L’Aquila earthquake: Linear and nonlinear site effects C. Nunziata, F. Vaccari & G.F. Panza Scenarios based earthquake hazard assessment F. Romanelli, A. Peresan, F. Vaccari & G.F. Panza Microzonation of landslide hazard triggered by earthquakes – Application of GIS methodology V. Sesov & J. Cvetanovska Modelling of explosion Determination of design loads from explosion and impact scenarios N. Gebbeken &T. Döge A feasibility study on modeling blast loading using ALE formulation L. Kwasniewski, M. Balcerzak & J.Wojciechowski Windows and glazing systems exposed to explosion loads: Part 1 – Lethality and hazard assessment A. Lööf, A. van Doormaal & M. Teich Windows and glazing systems exposed to explosion loads: Part 2 – Safety improvement strategies M. Teich, N. Gebbeken, A. Lööf &A. van Doormaal Dynamic testing of semi-rigid steel beam-column connections A. Tyas, J.A.Warren, J.B. Davison, E.P. Stoddart &A. Hindle Actions due to other natural catastrophes Landslides as a secondary event of earthquakes and eruptions E. Nigro & C. Faella Measurements of shear wave velocities for seismic and volcanic hazard assessment in urban areas C. Nunziata, G. De Nisco, M.R. Costanzo, F. Vaccari & G.F. Panza Tsunami impact evaluation for coastal areas T. Rossetto, T.O. Lloyd, C. Coelho, J.P. Carlier &W. Allsop Avalanche actions on constructions A. Talon, J.P. Muzeau & J.P. Carlier Analysis of behaviour of constructions under catastrophic events Analyses of structures under fire Partial interaction behaviour of composite steel-concrete members at elevated temperatures accounting for geometric nonlinearities P. Ansourian, G. Ranzi &A. Zona Thermal and thermo-mechanical behaviour of timber connections in fire M. Audebert, A. Bouchaïr, M. Taazount & D. Dhima Numerical assessment of structural assembly between steel beam and CFT columns under fire F.R. Carvalho Lopes, A. Santiago, L. Simões da Silva & J.G. Santos da Silva Numerical simulations of full-scale enclosure fires in a multilevel library P. Ciambelli, M.G. Meo, P. Russo & S. Vaccaro Assessment of the robustness of structures subjected to fire following earthquake through a performance-based approach B. Faggiano, D. De Gregorio & F.M. Mazzolani Fire resistance of self-compacting concrete beam-column sub-assemblage I.K. Fang, C.C. Lee, L.W. Chou, P.S. Chiu, T.W. Liu & J.M. Yeh The effect of different plaster types on critical limit for fire resistance used by horizontal load-bearing structures M. Hajpál &A. Somorjai The combined effect of high temperature and high loading rate on the fracture resistance of a grade S355J0 steel section A.J. Horn A study on the full scale fire test of medical modular block for the fire resistance performance evaluation K. Heung Youl, K. Hyung Jun, L. Jae Sung, K. Ki Hyuk & C. Bong Ho Numerical modeling of steel columns in fire L. Kwa´sniewski, P.A. Król & K. La?cki An experimental study on the thermal property of concrete under the load ratio condition in tunnel fire Kyung suk Cho, K. Heung Youl, K. Hyung Jun, L. Jae Sung &Younghan Jung Finite element modelling of lap shear riveted connections in fire R. Marmo, M. D’Aniello, F. Portioli & R. Landolfo Application of FSE approach to the structural fire safety assessment of steel-concrete composite structures E. Nigro, A. Ferraro & G. Cefarelli Member, substructure and global structural fire analyses of steel-concrete composite frames E. Nigro, A. Ferraro & G. Cefarelli Thermo-mechanical analysis of composite slabs under fire conditions D. Pantousa & E. Mistakidis A comparative numerical simulation study on blast response of reinforced concrete slabs subjected to fire F. Pascualena, J. Vantomme, J.M. Ndambi & U. Nyström Evaluation of the residual strength of square CFT columns after a fire through structural performance evaluation test J. Sang-Keun, K. Sun-Hee, C. Sung-Mo,W. Yong-Ahn & K. Heung Youl Evaluation of the steel structure fire resistance of a shopping centre using structural fire engineering P. Vila Real & N. Lopes To the composite slab on beams with corrugated web exposed to fire F.Wald, T. Jána, P. Kyzlík & M. Strej?cek Fire after earthquake R. Zaharia, D. Pintea & D. Dubina Analysis of steel-framed open car parks under localized fire R. Zanon, M. Sommavilla, O. Vassart, L.-G. Cajot, R. Zandonini & F. Gadotti Evaluation of structural response under exceptional seismic actions Micro and macro-finite element modeling of brick masonry panels subject to lateral loadings M. Annecchiarico, F. Portioli & R. Landolfo Seismic performance of RC frame buildings with masonry infill R. Apostolska, G. Necevska-Cvetanovska & J. Cvetanovska Modelling influence of paraseismic tremors on precast apartment buildings J. Bara´nski, P. Berkowski & G. Dmochowski The solid springer rule – behavior under dynamic stress M. Candela & R. Fonti Modelling issues of steel braces under extreme cyclic actions M. D’Aniello, F. Portioli & R. Landolfo Response of BRBs to catastrophic seismic actions: Experimental results G. Della Corte & F.M. Mazzolani Direct design approach for seismic resistant steel frame buildings under extreme loading F. Dinu, D. Dubina & G. De Matteis Application of high strength steel to seismic resistant multi-storey buildings D. Dubina, A. Stratan, F. Dinu, D. Grecea, N. Muntean & C. Vulcu Inelastic torsional response of an asymmetric-plan hospital building in Italy M. Ferraioli L’Aquila earthquake: A survey in the historical centre of Castelvecchio Subequo A. Formisano, P. Di Feo, M.R. Grippa & G. Florio Seismic response of sheathed cold-formed steel structures under catastrophic events L. Fiorino, O. Iuorio, V. Macillo & R. Landolfo First considerations on the February 27, 2010 Chilean earthquake M. Indirli, F.M. Mazzolani &A. Tralli Seismic responses of continuous twin I-girder bridge using three-dimensional modal pushover analysis procedure A.H. Nguyen, T. Hayashikawa & C. Chintanapakdee The influence of piers on the dynamic behavior of bridges subjected to earthquake acting in parallel to the deck I.G. Raftoyiannis, T.G. Konstantakopoulos & G.T. Michaltsos A model for limit state analysis of wooden structures F. Ramundo & M.R. Migliore Lateral capacity of steel structures designed according to EC8 under catastrophic seismic events S. Tortorelli, M. D’Aniello