Publications

Scientific Periodical Articles

  1. Silva V., Crowley H., Pagani M., Monelli D., Pinho R. (2013) “Development of the OpenQuake engine, the Global Earthquake Model’s open-source software for seismic risk assessment,” Natural Hazard, Vol. 66.
  2. Silva V., Crowley H., Pinho R., Varum H. (2013) “Extending displacement-based earthquake loss assessment (DBELA) for the computation of fragility curves,” Engineering Structures, Vol. 56, 343–356.
  3. Correia A.A., Almeida J.P., Pinho R. (2013) “Seismic energy dissipation in inelastic frames: understanding state-of-the-practice damping models,” Structural Engineering International, Issue 2013/2, pp. 148-158.
  4. Pinho R., Marques M., Monteiro R., Casarotti C., Delgado R. (2013) “Evaluation of Nonlinear Static Procedures in the assessment of building frames,” Earthquake Spectra, Volume 29, No. 4, pp. 1459-1476.
  5. Nascimbene R. (2013) “Analysis and optimal design of fiber-reinforced composite structures: sail against the wind,” Wind and Structures, An International Journal, 16(6), pp. 541-560.
  6. Nascimbene R. (2013) “An arbitrary cross section, locking free shear—flexible curved beam finite element,” International Journal of Computational Methods in Engineering Science and Mechanics, 14(2), pp. 90-103.
  7. Sullivan T.J., Calvi P.M., Nascimbene R. (2013) “Towards improved floor spectra estimates for seismic design,” Earthquakes and Structures, 4(1), pp. 109-132.
  8. Ceresa P., Brezzi F., Calvi G.M., Pinho R. (2012) “Analytical modelling of a large-scale dynamic testing facility,” Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, p. 255-277, ISSN: 1096-9845
  9. Tarque N., Crowley H., Pinho R., Varum H. (2012) “Displacement-based fragility curves for seismic assessment of adobe buildings in Cusco, Peru,” Earthquake Spectra, p. 759-794, ISSN: 8755-2930
  10. Almeida J.P., Das S., Pinho R. (2012) “Adaptive force-based frame element for regularized softening response,” Computers & Structures, p. 1-13, ISSN: 0045-7949.
  11. Nascimbene R., Fagà E., Cigada A., Vanali M., Moratti M., Pinho R., Calvi G. M. (2012) “Realizzazione di un ponteggio metallico per la Gran Guglia del Duomo di Milano: analisi, modellazione, verifica ed identificazione dinamica,” Progettazione Sismica, p. 11-30, ISSN: 1973-7432.
  12. Pinho R. (2012) “Discussion of Comparison of base shears estimated from floor accelerations and column shears,” Earthquake Spectra, ISSN: 8755-2930.
  13. Santagati S., Bolognini D., Nascimbene R. (2012) “Strain life analysis at low cycle fatigue on concentrically braced steel structures with RHS shape braces,” Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 16(S1), pp.107–137.
  14. Ahmad N., Crowley H., Pinho R., Ali Q. (2011) “Displacement-based earthquake loss assessment of masonry buildings in Mansehra City, Pakistan,” Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 14, Special Issue 1, pp. 1-37.
  15. Calabrese A., Almeida J.P., Pinho R. (2011) “Numerical issues in distributed inelasticity modelling of RC frame elements for seismic analysis,” Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 14, pp. 38-68.
  16. Nascimbene R., Rassati G.A., Wijesundara K.K. (2011) “Numerical simulation of gusset-plate connections with rectangular hollow section shape brace under quasi-static cyclic loading,” Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 70, pp. 177-189.
  17. Wijesundara K.K., Nascimbene R., Sullivan T. (2011) “Equivalent viscous damping for steel concentrically braced frame structures,” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 9(5), pp.1535-1558.
  18. Bal I., Bommer J., Stafford P., Crowley H., Pinho R. (2010) “The Influence of Geographical Resolution of Urban Exposure Data in an Earthquake Loss Model for Istanbul”, Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 26, N. 3.
  19. Crowley H., Pinho R. (2009) “Revisiting Eurocode 8 formulae for periods of vibration and their employment in linear seismic analysis,” Engineering Structures and Structural Dynamics, Vol. 39, Issue 2, pp. 223-235.
  20. Ferracuti B., Pinho R., Savoia M., Francia R. (2009) “Verification of Displacement-based Adaptive Pushover through multi-ground motion incremental dynamic analyses,” Engineering Structures, Vol. 31, pp. 1789-1799.
  21. Ceresa P., Petrini L., Pinho R., Sousa R. (2009) “A fibre flexure-shear model for seismic analysis of RC framed structures,” Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol. 38, pp. 565–586.
  22. Pinho R., Monteiro R., Casarotti C., Delgado R. (2009) “Assessment of continuous span bridges through Nonlinear Static Procedures,” Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 25, No. 1, pp. 143-159.
  23. Crowley H., Colombi M., Borzi B., Faravelli M., Onida M., Lopez M., Polli D., Meroni F., Pinho R. (2009) “A comparison of seismic risk maps for Italy,” Bulleting of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 7, No. 1, 149-180.
  24. Casarotti C., Monteiro R., Pinho R. (2009) “Verification of spectral reduction factors for seismic assessment of bridges,” Bulletin of New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 42, No. 2.
  25. Bellotti D., Bolognini D., Nascimbene R. (2009) “Response of traditional rc precast structures under cyclic loading,” Environmental Semeiotics, 2(2), pp.63-79.
  26. Mpampatsikos V., Petrini L., Nascimbene R. (2009) “Considerations and suggestions about the seismic assessment procedures of existing r.c. frame buildings according to OPCM 3431 and Eurocode 8,” Environmental Semeiotics, 2(1), pp.31-47.
  27. Wijesundara K.K., Bolognini D., Nascimbene R., Calvi G.M. (2009) “Review of design parameters of concentrically braced frames with RHS shape braces,” Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 13(S1), pp.109–131.
  28. Crowley H., Borzi B., Pinho R., Colombi M., Onida M. (2008) “Comparison of two mechanics-based methods for simplified structural analysis in vulnerability assessment,” Advances in Civil Engineering, Vol. 2008, Issue Q2, pp. 1-19.
  29. Pinho R., Crowley H. (2008), “Using basic principles of mechanics of materials to assess the seismic risk of entire countries,” Environmental Semeiotics, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 1-19.
  30. Borzi B., Pinho R., Crowley H. (2008) “Simplified pushover-based vulnerability analysis for large scale assessment of RC buildings,” Engineering Structures, Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 804-820.
  31. Bal I., Crowley H., Pinho R. (2008) “Displacement-based earthquake loss assessment for an earthquake scenario in Istanbul,” Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 12, Special Issue 2, pp. 12–22.
  32. Borzi B., Crowley H., Pinho R. (2008) “Simplified pushover-based earthquake loss assessment (SP-BELA) method for masonry buildings,” International Journal of Architectural Heritage, Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 353-376.
  33. Colombi M., Borzi B., Crowley H., Onida M., Meroni F., Pinho R. (2008) “Deriving vulnerability curves using talian earthquake damage data,” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 485-504.
  34. Mpampatsikos V., Nascimbene R., Petrini L. (2008) “A critical review of the r.c. frame existing building assessment procedure according to EUROCODE 8 and Italian Seismic Code,” Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 12 (S1), pp.52-82.
  35. Pinho R., Casarotti C., Antoniou S. (2007) “A comparison of single-run pushover analysis techniques for seismic assessment of bridges,” Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol. 36, No. 10, pp. 1347–1362.
  36. Pinho R., Casarotti C. and Antoniou S. (2007) “A comparison of single-run pushover analysis techniques for seismic assessment of bridges,” Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol. 36, No. 10, pp. 1347–1362.
  37. Casarotti C. and Pinho R. (2007) “An Adaptive capacity spectrum method for assessment of bridges subjected to earthquake action,” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 5, No. 4.
  38. Bommer J.J., Pinho R. (2006) “Adapting earthquake actions in Eurocode 8 for performance-based design,” Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 39-55.

Conference Document Articles

  1. Brunesi E., Nascimbene R., Rassati G.A. (2013) “Evaluation of the response of partially restrained bolted beam-to-column connection subjected to cyclic pseudo-static loads,” Structures 2013 Congress, Pittsburgh, 2-4 May 2013.
  2. Brunesi E., Bolognini D., Nascimbene R. (2012) “Evaluation of the Shear Strength Capacity of Precast-Prestressed Hollow Core Floor Slabs – Part 2: Code Comparisons and Design Method,” 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, WCEE 2012, Lisbon, Portugal, September 24-28, 2012.
  3. Sousa R., Kazantzidou-Firtinidou D., Sousa L., Kohrangi M., Eroglu T., Pinho R., Nascimbene R. (2012) “Reliability of Nonlinear Static Analysis for Seismic Assessment of Irregular RC Buildings,” 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, WCEE 2012, Lisbon, Portugal, September 24-28, 2012.
  4. Sousa R., Kazantzidou-Firtinidou D., Sousa L., Kohrangi M., Eroglu T., Pinho R., Nascimbene R. (2012) “Effect of different modelling assumptions on the seismic response of RC structures,” 15th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, WCEE 2012, Lisbon, Portugal, September 24-28, 2012.
  5. Fagà E., Rassati G.A., Nascimbene R. (2012) “Seismic design of elevated steel tanks with concentrically braced supporting frames,” Proceedings of the 2012 Structures Congress, pp. 1473-1484.
  6. Bianchi F., Sousa R., Pinho R. (2011) “Blind prediction of a full scale RC bridge column tested under dynamic conditions,” Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2011), Corfu, Greece.
  7. Sousa R., Bianchi F., Pinho R., Nascimbene R. (2011) “Modelling issues on seismic assessment of irregular RC structures,” Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2011), Corfu, Greece.
  8. Raimondi M., Santagati S., Bellotti D., Bolognini D., Nascimbene R. (2010) “A numerical model for the evaluation of the seismic response of RC walls,” 14th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering ECEE, Ohric, Republic of Macedonia, September 3, 2010.
  9. Pinho R. (2007) “Seismic assessment of buildings and bridges using nonlinear static procedures,” Proceedings of the Sixteenth National Congress of Civil Engineering of Peru, Keynote Lecture, Arequipa, Peru.
  10. Pinho R. (2007) “Displacement-based adaptive pushover,” Proceedings of the Twelfth Italian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Pisa, Italy, Paper no. 184.

Books and Research Monographs

  1. Calvi G.M., Nascimbene R. (2011) “Progettare i gusci,” IUSS Press, ISBN 978-88-6198-061-7.
  2. Wijesundara K.K., Bolognini D., Nascimbene R. (2010) “Numerical simulation of gusset plate connection with RHS shape brace under cyclic loading,” Computational Methods in Earthquake Engineering, Computational Methods in Applied Sciences, Vol. 21, Manolis Papadrakakis, Michalis Fragiadakis e Nikos D. Lagaros Editors, Springer Publisher, 177-199, ISBN: 978-94-007-0052-9.
  3. Bolognini D., Nascimbene R. (2010) “Precast structure, in “Technical Standards for Construction – Guide to the interpretation and application of DM 14.1.2008 and application of Circular 617/2009,” Il Sole 24 ORE, 314-331, ISBN: 97-888-3247-627.