| Part I: Source characterization and seismic action | |
| Chapter 1 | The sources of the two destructive earthquakes of 1693 retrieved by automatic inversions |
| Chapter 2 | Numerical modelling of the December 13, 1990, M = 5.8 Eastern Sicily earthquake |
| Chapter 3 | Seismic response from microtremors in Catania (Sicily, Italy) |
| Chapter 4 | Seismic response in Catania by different methodologies |
| Part II: Site effects | |
| Chapter 5 | Geology of the urban area of Catania (Eastern Sicily) |
| Chapter 6 | Geolithological features and site response in the town of Catania |
| Chapter 7 | Non-linear behaviour of sandy soil for the city of Catania |
| Chapter 8 | Site effects in the cultural heritage areas of the city of Catania |
| Chapter 9 | Vulnerability of physical environment of the city of Catania using GIS technique |
| Chapter 10 | Seismic response analysis of Monte Po hill (Catania) |
| Chapter 11 | Cavities and hypogeal structures of the historical part of the city of Catania |
| Part IV: Soil-structure interaction | |
| Chapter 12 | Experimental and numerical modelling of a scaled soil-structure system |
| Chapter 13 | Evaluation of the dynamic bearing capacity of a masonry building by means of a characteristics line method |
| Chapter 14 | A procedure for seismic design of retaining walls |
| Part V: Vulnerability of buildings | |
| Chapter 15 | A shell for the construction of knowledge bases aimed at assessing the behaviour of RC buildings under seismic actions |
| Chapter 16 | Seismic performance of a reinforced concrete building not designed to withstand earthquake loading |
| Part VI: Seismic structural improvement of monuments and RC buildings | |
| Chapter 17 | Methodology and techniques for seismic protection of the monumental patrimony |
| Chapter 18 | Seismic resistance of a reinforced concrete building retrofitted via base isolation |
| Chapter 19 | A systematic approach concerning the assessment and strengthening of reinforced concrete buildings of Catania city |
| Part VII: Early alarm and vulnerability of infrastructure systems and urban road | |
| Chapter 20 | SN-1 – The first Italian seafloor observatory for seismic monitoring |
| Chapter 21 | Seismic hazard evaluation for buried pipes crossing unstable slopes |
| Chapter 22 | Functional analysis of the urban road network in seismic emergencies: a GIS application on Catania city |