Guest Editors
Prof. Dr. Bedon Chiara
Email: chiara.bedon@dia.units.it
Affiliation: Department of Engineering and Architecture, University of Trieste, 34127, Trieste, Italy
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Research Interests: Structural Engineering, Materials, Steel and Composite Structures, Finite Element Methods, Structural Identification, Design methods and recommendations

Prof. Dr. Stochino Flavio
Email: fstochino@unica.it
Affiliation: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture, University of Cagliari, 09123, Cagliari, Italy
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Research Interests: Structural Engineering, Sustainable Materials, Finite Element Methods, Robustness of Structures, Design methods and recommendations

Summary
This Special Issue aims to promote a fruitful and inspiring technical debate on recent advancements on assessment, monitoring and optimization strategies for steel and composite structures in seismic areas. The main topics covered within this Special Issue cover, but are not limited to, the following aspects:
-Steel and composite components and structures;
-Seismic design concepts;
-Monitoring tools for steel and composite structures;
-Optimization strategies for steel and composite structures;
-Innovative materials and components for steel and composite structures;
-New techniques and technologies for seismic resistant steel and composite structures;
-Proposals for design standards and regulations on steel and composite structures;
-Extreme design actions (i.e., fire, explosions, etc.);
-Durability of steel and composite structures;
-Sustainability and LCA assessment of steel and composite structures.
Keywords
Steel; Composites; Earthquakes; Structures; Modelling; Experiments; Design; Sustainability
Published Papers