The scientific community is hardly working to propose reliable methodologies of analysis
and non-invasive technologies of investigation to assess the current state of conservation of …

The earthquake response of two historical masonry churches is investigated through a finite
element macro-modelling approach and non-linear dynamic analyses. The main aim of the …

The behavior of eight historical masonry towers, located in the North-East region of Italy, is
analyzed under horizontal loads by means of detailed 3D FE models. The geometry of the …

The seismic vulnerability assessment of eight historical masonry towers, located in the North-
East region of Italy, is carried out by means of simplified approaches. Three-dimensional …

The preservation and seismic risk mitigation of built cultural heritage is considered today as
a major priority in the international political agenda. Among the great variety of heritage …

Masonry bell towers represent a large portion of the Italian cultural heritage and are highly
vulnerable to seismic actions mainly due to their relevant slenderness, as also observed in …

A series of simplified approaches are evaluated for their effectiveness to estimate the
seismic vulnerability of historical masonry towers. First, collapse loads are evaluated on …

In this paper the actual dynamic behavior of the civic Clock tower of Rotella, a little village in
central Italy heavily damaged by the recent 2016 seismic sequence, is thoroughly …

The new Italian building code, published in 2018 [MIT in NTC 2018: DM del Ministero delle
Infrastrutture e dei trasporti del 17/01/2018. Aggiornamento delle Norme Tecniche per le …

The paper presents the final results of a wide numerical campaign conducted by the authors
at the Technical University of Milan in cooperation with the Italian Cultural and Architectural …