Doctoral Programme: INGEGNERIA CIVILE- AMBIENTALE E ARCHITETTURA (PHD13) - XXXIII Ciclo - 2017Department: Department of Engineering and ArchitectureYear of the Programme: 3Field: Construction TechniquesSupervisor: RUSSO GAETANOFinal thesis title: INNOVATIVE SEISMIC PROTECTION OF EXISTING BUILDINGS BY MEANS OF DISSIPATIVE AND SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY BRACES