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Earthquake-Resistant and Thermo-Insulating Infill Panel with Recycled-Plastic Joints

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The impellent need of endowing our cities with environment-friendly buildings that are also safe against destructive events, such as earthquakes, has been the main inspiration for this work.

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The authors thank the probe! company in Rome, Italy, patent holder of the plastibloc® system. Additional information about the system can be find at www.probeitalia.com.

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Vailati, M., Monti, G. (2016). Earthquake-Resistant and Thermo-Insulating Infill Panel with Recycled-Plastic Joints. In: D'Amico, S. (eds) Earthquakes and Their Impact on Society. Springer Natural Hazards. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-21753-6_15

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