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Probabilistic Assessment of Civil Infrastructure Resilience to Earthquakes by Franchin, Paolo, Cavalieri, Francesco

“…The large losses occurred in the past due to earthquakes, even in highly developed countries, as well as the ensuing prolonged inactivity of the stricken…”
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Seismic Risk of Infrastructure Systems with Treatment of and Sensitivity to Epistemic Uncertainty by Cavalieri, Francesco, Franchin, Paolo

“…Modern society’s very existence is tied to the proper and reliable functioning of its Critical Infrastructure (CI) systems. In the seismic risk assessment of…”
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On the Applicability of Transfer Function Models for SSI Embedment Effects by Cavalieri, Francesco, Correia, António A., Pinho, Rui

“…Soil-structure interaction (SSI) effects are typically neglected for relatively lightweight buildings that are less than two-three storeys high with a limited…”
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Influence of Modelling Assumptions on the Seismic Risk of Industrial Precast Concrete Structures by Bressanelli, Michele Egidio, Bellotti, Davide, Belleri, Andrea, Cavalieri, Francesco, Riva, Paolo, Nascimbene, Roberto

“…This research evaluates the influence of different modelling assumptions on the global and local seismic risk assessment of code-conforming precast reinforced…”
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Shake Table Testing of Voltage and Current Transformers and Numerical Derivation of Corresponding Fragility Curves by Cavalieri, Francesco, Donelli, Giuseppe, Pinho, Rui, Dacarro, Filippo, Bernardo, Nunzia, de Nigris, Michele

“…Damage to devices installed in electric substations, which have shown vulnerable behaviour under strong earthquakes in the last decades, may endanger power…”
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Steady-state flow computation in gas distribution networks with multiple pressure levels by Cavalieri, Francesco

“…Natural gas networks are critical lifelines essential to the continued well-being of a community. Whatever its scope, the analysis of a gas network cannot rely…”
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Infrastructure-specific evaluation of building downtime due to earthquake-induced utility disruption by Cavalieri, Francesco

“…When it comes to estimate the time for functional recovery of a building subjected to earthquake-induced damage, the evaluation of downtime due to utility…”
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Seismic risk assessment of natural gas networks with steady-state flow computation by Cavalieri, Francesco

“…Natural gas networks are spatially distributed systems that play a crucial role in the well-being and safety of communities. Most of the works in the current…”
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Multi-hazard assessment of increased flooding hazard due to earthquake-induced damage to the natural drainage system by Cavalieri, Francesco, Franchin, Paolo, Giovinazzi, Sonia

“…•Probabilistic multi-hazard simulation framework for quantification of increased flooding hazard (IFH).•The methodology allows modelling earthquake-altered…”
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Approximate Bayesian network formulation for the rapid loss assessment of real-world infrastructure systems by Gehl, Pierre, Cavalieri, Francesco, Franchin, Paolo

“…•The proposed Bayesian network can treat large systems with complex performance metrics.•A random forest algorithm is adopted for a stable selection of…”
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Influence of Closure External Panels Modelling on the Seismic Response of Non-Residential Precast Buildings by Bellotti, Davide, Cavalieri, Francesco, Nascimbene, Roberto

“…Following recent earthquakes, precast buildings exhibited a strong seismic vulnerability related to the presence of closure external panels. The aim of this…”
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Seismic vulnerability of existing precast buildings with frictional beam-to-column connections, including treatment of epistemic uncertainty by Cavalieri, Francesco, Bellotti, Davide, Nascimbene, Roberto

“…Italian reinforced concrete precast industrial buildings featuring frictional beam-to-column connections suffered from severe losses following recent…”
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Seismic performance-based design of flexible earth-retaining diaphragm walls by Franchin, Paolo, Cavalieri, Francesco

“…•Design values of wall forces/displacements are obtained from demand hazard curves.•Demand hazard curves account for uncertainty in seismic action and…”
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Dynamic soil-structure interaction models for fragility characterisation of buildings with shallow foundations by Cavalieri, Francesco, Correia, António A., Crowley, Helen, Pinho, Rui

“…Dynamic Soil–Structure Interaction (SSI), involving the coupling of structure, foundation and soil, is a crucial and challenging problem, especially when soil…”
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Multi-criteria decision-making approach for optimal seismic/energy retrofitting of existing buildings by Caruso, Martina, Pinho, Rui, Bianchi, Federica, Cavalieri, Francesco, Lemmo, Maria Teresa

“…Given the current climate emergency and the ambitious targets of carbon emissions reduction worldwide, retrofitting strategies on existing buildings are…”
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Comparative evaluation of seismic performance and environmental impact of traditional and dissipation-based retrofitting solutions for precast structures by Cavalieri, Francesco, Bellotti, Davide, Caruso, Martina, Nascimbene, Roberto

“…Seismic rehabilitation is crucial to extend the nominal service life and help reduce the seismic losses of reinforced concrete precast industrial buildings…”
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Integrated economic and environmental building classification and optimal seismic vulnerability/energy efficiency retrofitting by Caruso, Martina, Pinho, Rui, Bianchi, Federica, Cavalieri, Francesco, Lemmo, Maria Teresa

“…A life cycle framework for a new integrated classification system for buildings and the identification of renovation strategies that lead to an optimal balance…”
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Vulnerability modellers toolkit, an open-source platform for vulnerability analysis by Martins, Luís, Silva, Vítor, Crowley, Helen, Cavalieri, Francesco

“…Vulnerability functions describe the expected loss for a given ground shaking intensity level and are an essential component in probabilistic seismic risk…”
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Seismic performance-based design of flexible earth-retaining diaphragm walls: Performance Based Engineering: Current Advances and Applications by FRANCHIN, Paolo, CAVALIERI, Francesco

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Simulation-Based Seismic Risk Assessment of Gas Distribution Networks by Esposito, Simona, Iervolino, Iunio, d'Onofrio, Anna, Santo, Antonio, Cavalieri, Francesco, Franchin, Paolo

“…The basic function of a gas distribution system, essentially composed of buried pipelines, reduction stations, and demand nodes, is to deliver gas from sources…”
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