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From the L’Aquila 2009 earthquake three issues, among others, strongly emerged to be addressed for the engineered structures, at least in Europe. They are related to near-source effects, non-structural damage , and reparability . Although they are well known since quite long time, still regulations seem giving little, if any, practice-ready tools to account for them. In the chapter, evidences from the event and scientific needs are briefly reviewed and discussed. The modest aim of the paper is to stimulate debate and research in the light of next generation of seismic codes.
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The studies presented in this paper were developed within the activities of Rete dei Laboratori Universitari di Ingegneria Sismica (ReLUIS) for the research program funded by the Dipartimento della Protezione Civile (2010–2013).
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Iervolino, I., Manfredi, G., Polese, M., Prota, A., Verderame, G.M. (2014). L’Aquila Earthquake: A Wake-Up Call for European Research and Codes. In: Fischinger, M. (eds) Performance-Based Seismic Engineering: Vision for an Earthquake Resilient Society. Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering, vol 32. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8875-5_10
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