In general cities, and especially cities in hot zones, as the Mediterranean, suffer from raised temperatures in the city core, generally known as the heat island effect. Raised temperatures, especially in summer, may turn city centres into unwelcome hot areas, with direct effects on energy...

This book is based on the lecture notes prepared for the advanced course on experimental and numerical methods in earthquake engineering held at the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the Commission of the European Communities, Ispra Establishment, in October 1991. The topic of the course was chosen...

This book is based on the lecture notes prepared for the advanced course on experimental and numerical methods in earthquake engineering held at the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the Commission of the European Communities, Ispra Establishment, in October 1991. The topic of the course was chosen...