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Stiffness and Strength of Square Hollow Section Tubes under Localised Transverse Actions by Latour, Massimo, Di Benedetto, Sabatino, Francavilla, Antonella Bianca, Elettore, Giuseppe, Rizzano, Gianvittorio

“…This manuscript explores the stiffness and strength of Square Hollow Section (SHS) tubes subjected to localised transverse actions applied to the open side of…”
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Seismic Behavior of Moment-Resisting Frames with Conventional and Innovative Connections by Di Benedetto, Sabatino, Francavilla, Antonella Bianca, Latour, Massimo, Ferrante Cavallaro, Giovanni, Piluso, Vincenzo, Rizzano, Gianvittorio

“…In the last few decades, increasing efforts have been devoted to the development of beam-to-column connections able to accommodate the local ductility demand…”
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Short-Term Associations between Morbidity and Air Pollution in Metropolitan Area of Monterrey, Mexico by Cerón Breton, Rosa Maria, Céron Breton, Julia, de la Luz Espinosa Fuentes, María, Kahl, Jonathan, Espinosa Guzman, Alberto Antonio, Martínez, Rocío García, Guarnaccia, Claudio, del Carmen Lara Severino, Reyna, Ramirez Lara, Evangelina, Francavilla, Antonella Bianca

“…Short-term effects of air pollution on the number of hospital admissions in eight municipalities of the Metropolitan Area of Monterrey, Mexico, were assessed…”
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Prototype Test of Resilient Friction Materials for Seismic Dampers by Francavilla, Antonella Bianca, Latour, Massimo, Rizzano, Gianvittorio

“…In recent decades, low-yielding seismic devices based on the use of friction dampers have emerged as an excellent solution for the development of building…”
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Seismic behaviour of a steel moment resisting frame structure featuring hourglass double split tee joints by Di Benedetto, Sabatino, Francavilla, Antonella Bianca, Latour, Massimo, Rizzano, Gianvittorio

“…The occurrence of brittle fractures in welds of full-strength joints of steel moment-resisting frames (MRFs) during earthquakes in Northridge (1994) and Kobe…”
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Standardised friction damper bolt assemblies time-related relaxation and installed tension variability by Ferrante Cavallaro, Giovanni, Latour, Massimo, Francavilla, Antonella Bianca, Piluso, Vincenzo, Rizzano, Gianvittorio

“…The sliding hinge joint is a type of low-damage seismic resistant connection equipped with a bolted friction damper at the bottom beam flange. To accurately…”
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Cyclic response of low yielding connections using different friction materials by Ferrante Cavallaro, Giovanni, Francavilla, Antonella Bianca, Latour, Massimo, Piluso, Vincenzo, Rizzano, Gianvittorio

“…The experimental activity presented in this work intends to study in detail the cyclic behaviour of a set of three different friction shims preliminary…”
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Experimental response of a large-scale two-storey steel building equipped with low-yielding friction joints by Di Benedetto, Sabatino, Francavilla, Antonella Bianca, Latour, Massimo, Piluso, Vincenzo, Rizzano, Gianvittorio

“…The recent earthquakes have underlined the need for more advanced design philosophies able to avoid or reduce direct and indirect costs related to the…”
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Pseudo-dynamic testing of a full-scale two-storey steel building with RBS connections by Di Benedetto, Sabatino, Francavilla, Antonella Bianca, Latour, Massimo, Ferrante Cavallaro, Giovanni, Piluso, Vincenzo, Rizzano, Gianvittorio

“…•Pseudo-dynamic tests allow to investigate the behaviour of beam-to-column connections.•RBS connections provide a high energy dissipation during seismic…”
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Simplified finite element analysis of bolted T-stub connection components by Francavilla, Antonella B., Latour, Massimo, Piluso, Vincenzo, Rizzano, Gianvittorio

“…•A FEM model for predicting the whole behaviour of T-stubs is presented.•The procedures adopted to model geometry, materials and interactions between elements…”
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Critical issues in parameter calibration of cyclic models for steel members by Chisari, Corrado, Francavilla, Antonella B., Latour, Massimo, Piluso, Vincenzo, Rizzano, Gianvittorio, Amadio, Claudio

“…•Different strategies for calibration of a cyclic model for steel are investigated.•Monotonic, quasi-static cyclic and pseudo-dynamic tests on a column were…”
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Cyclic behaviour of 3D cut welded connections with CHS columns and through I‐beams by Di Benedetto, Sabatino, Latour, Massimo, Francavilla, Antonella Bianca, Rizzano, Gianvittorio

“…This paper investigates the cyclic behaviour of a novel typology of steel beam‐to‐column connection made by welding circular hollow section (CHS) columns and…”
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Mechanical Modelling of the Strength and Stiffness of Circular Hollow Section Tube under Localised Transverse Compression and Tension by Latour, Massimo, Di Benedetto, Sabatino, Francavilla, Antonella Bianca, Saldutti, Alberico, Rizzano, Gianvittorio

“…The component method is a powerful tool for designing and modelling steel beam-to-column connections. Its widespread use is ensured by several formulations…”
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Strength of connections between SHS columns and through plates by Sato, Atsushi, Latour, Massimo, de la Peña, Amparo, Di Benedetto, Sabatino, Francavilla, Antonella Bianca, Rizzano, Gianvittorio

“…The use of Square‐Hollow‐Section (SHS) members as columns of moment‐resisting frames is a very interesting solution thanks to several benefits they can…”
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Flexural resistance of 3D cut welded joints between SHS columns and through I‐beams by Sato, Atsushi, Latour, Massimo, de la Peña, Amparo, Benedetto, Sabatino Di, Francavilla, Antonella Bianca, Rizzano, Gianvittorio

“…Steel structures can be designed according to different framing methods depending on the location of Moment‐Resisting‐Frames (MRFs). In Europe and the United…”
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Association between obesity and frequency of high‑grade prostate cancer on biopsy in men: A single‑center retrospective study by Baio, Raffaele, Napodano, Giorgio, Caruana, Christian, Molisso, Giovanni, Di Mauro, Umberto, Intilla, Olivier, Pane, Umberto, D'Angelo, Costantino, Francavilla, Antonella Bianca, Guarnaccia, Claudio, Pentimalli, Francesca, Sanseverino, Roberto

“…The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between BMI and the prostate cancer (PCa) risk at biopsy in Italian men. Retrospective analyses of the…”
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Pseudo‐dynamic testing of a full‐scale two‐storey steel building with FREEDAM connections by Di Benedetto, Sabatino, Francavilla, Antonella Bianca, Latour, Massimo, Piluso, Vincenzo, Rizzano, Gianvittorio

“…The recent earthquakes have underlined the need for more advanced design philosophies able to avoid or reduce direct and indirect costs deriving from the…”
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Pseudo‐dynamic testing of a full‐scale two‐storey steel building with RBS connections by Di Benedetto, Sabatino, Francavilla, Antonella Bianca, Latour, Massimo, Cavallaro, Giovanni Ferrante, Piluso, Vincenzo, Rizzano, Gianvittorio

“…After the earthquakes of Kobe (1995) and Northridge (1994) many research efforts have focused the attention on the seismic behaviour of partial strength…”
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01.18: Optimization of the pre‐loading procedure for high‐strength bolts of FREEDAM connections by Cavallaro, Giovanni Ferrante, Francavilla, Antonella Bianca, Latour, Massimo, Piluso, Vincenzo, Rizzano, Gianvittorio

“…ABSTRACT A FREE from DAMage (FREEDAM) friction connection is a particular type of sliding hinge joint where in correspondence of the lower beam flange is…”
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01.19: Cyclic behaviour of friction materials for FREEDAM connections by Cavallaro, Giovanni Ferrante, Francavilla, Antonella Bianca, Latour, Massimo, Piluso, Vincenzo, Rizzano, Gianvittorio

“…ABSTRACT A FREE from DAMage friction connection is a connection where at the level of the lower beam flange is realized a friction damper by means of angles…”
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