ABSTRACT
Seismic pathology of R/C buildings is of major importance for the assessment of their structural condition just after a strong earthquake. In fact, after a strong earthquake, a large number of structural engineers are mobilised for the emergency inspection and assessment of the buildings in the affected area. Therefore, it is necessary that they must be in a position
1. To focus their attention to the most frequent types of damage 2. To assess qualitatively the existing hazard for an eventual aftershock collapse from the
damage under inspection and, therefore, to prohibit the use of certain buildings until more detailed evaluation or retrofitting actions take place
3. To proceed with temporary general or local propping of buildings in case the existing hazard of collapse is evident
At the same time, damages to the structural system constitute an excellent benchmark for the quantitative evaluation of the structural post-earthquake condition of a building, and, therefore, a reliable guide for an effective retrofitting.
