Precast concrete structures: The lessons learned from the L'Aquila earthquake

Structural Concrete

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 73-83

  Toniolo, Giandomenico ^a   Colombo, Antonella ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b Italian Association of Precast Concrete Producers   (Italy)

Author keywords

analysis and design methods; design and construction; dynamic actions earthquakes

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE BUILDINGS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; PRECAST CONCRETE; SEISMIC DESIGN;

ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS; CLADDING PANELS; CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTS; DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; DESIGN METHOD; DYNAMIC ACTIONS; INDUSTRIAL USE; L'AQUILA EARTHQUAKES;

EARTHQUAKES;

EID: 84861801548     PISSN: 14644177     EISSN: 17517648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/suco.201100052     Document Type: Article

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