[EN] The conventional seismic design approach used in recent years relies on the ability of structures to dissipate earthquake energy through inelastic deformations in specifically designed regions of the structural system, ...

[EN] Most recent research has revealed that the present methods, in either literature or current standards, for the evaluation of the deformation capacity of reinforced concrete elements in compression and in either monotonic ...

[EN] The reinforced concrete structures constitute a classic typology. They are composed of different materials that work together to as a whole to support the loads which they are submitted, and present a satisfactory ...

[EN] Research in seismic engineering have a very high importance due to the social and economic interest they arouse. The development of new construction materials or the use of existing ones applied to structural engineering ...