The population explosion in the second half of the twentieth century has caused exponential growth in economic losses associated with the natural and man-made disasters. Efforts to better understand economic consequences ...

Este trabajo de investigación se hizo con la intención de estimar la variación en costos usando dos diferentes teorías de diseño. La primera teoría comprende diseñar las estructuras de hormigón, para que los edificios se ...

This dissertation proposes a new semiactive device, composed of two fixedorifice viscous fluid dampers installed in the form of V whose top ends are attached to the upper floor and their lower ends to a point that can move ...