Abstract
The structures of Quito, Ecuador, are designed for the spectrum of the Ecuadorian code of 2015, or using the study of microzoning of the city of 2012. These spectra consider in general the effect of the blind reverse faults belonging to the city area. In this article, it is pointed [...]
Abstract
Nowadays, the use of energy dissipating devices to improve the seismic response of RC structures constitutes a mature branch of the innovative procedures in earthquake engineering. However, even though the benefits derived from this technique are well known and widely accepted, [...]