Modeling strategies for the computational analysis of unreinforced masonry structures: review and classification

AM D'altri, V Sarhosis, G Milani, J Rots… - … methods in engineering, 2020 - Springer
Masonry structures, although classically suitable to withstand gravitational loads, are
sensibly vulnerable if subjected to extraordinary actions such as earthquakes, exhibiting …

[HTML][HTML] State of the art of simplified analytical methods for seismic vulnerability assessment of unreinforced masonry buildings

A Shabani, M Kioumarsi, M Zucconi - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Cities in the develo** world are facing outstanding economic and human losses caused
by natural hazards such as earthquakes, and the amount of losses is affected by the quality …

Damage and performance evaluation of masonry buildings constructed in 1970s during the 2019 Albania earthquakes

H Bilgin, N Shkodrani, M Hysenlliu, HB Ozmen… - Engineering Failure …, 2022 - Elsevier
AM w 6.4 earthquake hit the NW region of Albania on November 26, 2019, resulting in
extensive damage to the civil structures in the broader area of Durrës city and its …

Seismic reliability of code-conforming Italian buildings

I Iervolino, A Spillatura, P Bazzurro - Journal of Earthquake …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents and discusses some research results related to the seismic failure risk
of standard, residential and industrial, buildings designed for damage, and life-safety …

Current challenges and future trends in analytical fragility and vulnerability modeling

V Silva, S Akkar, J Baker, P Bazzurro… - Earthquake …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
The lack of empirical data regarding earthquake damage or losses has propelled the
development of dozens of analytical methodologies for the derivation of fragility and …

Numerical simulation of the seismic response and soil–structure interaction for a monitored masonry school building damaged by the 2016 Central Italy earthquake

A Brunelli, F De Silva, A Piro, F Parisi, S Sica… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2021 - Springer
Despite significant research advances on the seismic response analysis, there is still an
urgent need for validation of numerical simulation methods for prediction of earthquake …

Uses and limits of the Equivalent Frame Model on existing unreinforced masonry buildings for assessing their seismic risk: A review

E Quagliarini, G Maracchini, F Clementi - Journal of Building Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
Since the late 1970s, nonlinear static analysis have had an increasing use in the seismic
assessment of existing unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings. Different modelling …

Nonlinear modeling of the seismic response of masonry structures: critical review and open issues towards engineering practice

S Cattari, B Calderoni, I Caliò, G Camata… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2022 - Springer
This paper provides a comphrensive review of the critical aspects of nonlinear modeling for
evaluating the seismic response of masonry structures, emphasizing the issues relevant to …

Seismic assessment and loss estimation of existing school buildings in Italy

GJ O'Reilly, D Perrone, M Fox, R Monteiro… - Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
Extensive damage to school buildings has been observed during past earthquakes in Italy
and there is a need to better understand their potential vulnerability. As part of a national …

Seismic assessment of rocking masonry structures

S Lagomarsino - Bulletin of earthquake engineering, 2015 - Springer
The seismic assessment of rocking masonry structures is a complex task, due to the high
sensitivity of the behavior to the characteristics of the input motion. The paper compares the …