Abstract:Long-span structures, such as school gyms and sports centres, are often used by the Italian Department of Civil Protection (DPC) as post-catastrophe shelters or headquarters. The Emilia 2012 earthquake drew the attention of the DPC to this type of structure due to the damage that many of these buildings suffered. In this paper, a dataset of 101 timber structures was analysed based on a simplified methodology that detects the major vulnerabilities in long-span timber roofs to help planning further investigation… Show more
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