“…However, the infilled RC frame buildings have often demonstrated a different seismic performance due to the presence of the masonry, both in terms of seismic demand and capacity (Smith, 1962;Crisafulli, 1997;Rodrigues et al, 2018;Furtado et al, 2019). Sometimes after an earthquake, soft story mechanisms, short columns effects, or additional torsional actions due to an irregular distribution of infills can be observed (Dolsek and Fajfar, 2001;Ricci et al, 2011Ricci et al, , 2013.…”