The new issue 239 of STRUCTURAL MAGAZINE is now available here. Particular attention is devoted to seismic issues: the geographical and legislative challenges for a seismic improvement in Italy, the Eurocode 8 revision, from the Italian standpoint in seismic engineering. An article is devoted to a selection of recent studies and initiatives regarding the likeliwood of a destructive earthquake, followed by an interesting and useful article on the seismic design of pile foundations, its calculation, criticalities and code issues. The last article discusses the specifications requirements for reinforced and prestressed concrete structures with planned durability.