[HTML][HTML] Assessment, repair, and retrofitting of masonry structures: A comprehensive review
In the history of our civilization, masonry structures date back thousands of years.
Considering the different types, geometries, and arrangements of masonry components, as …
Considering the different types, geometries, and arrangements of masonry components, as …
Shake-table testing of a stone masonry building aggregate: Overview of blind prediction study
City centres of Europe are often composed of unreinforced masonry structural aggregates,
whose seismic response is challenging to predict. To advance the state of the art on the …
whose seismic response is challenging to predict. To advance the state of the art on the …
[HTML][HTML] Preliminary structural and seismic performance assessment of the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba: the Abd al-Rahman I sector
This manuscript discusses some preliminary results on the structural and the seismic
performance of the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba, a UNESCO World Heritage. The area is …
performance of the Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba, a UNESCO World Heritage. The area is …
On the use of a mesoscale masonry pattern representation in discrete macro-element approach
This paper presents numerical investigations using the mesoscale approach coupled with
the discrete macro-element approach for masonry structures, ie, each macro-element …
the discrete macro-element approach for masonry structures, ie, each macro-element …
Seismic fragility models for base‐isolated unreinforced masonry buildings with fibre‐reinforced elastomeric isolators
Unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings are highly vulnerable to seismic ground motion,
calling for quantitative risk assessment and mitigation programmes in different earthquake …
calling for quantitative risk assessment and mitigation programmes in different earthquake …
Numerical modelling for the seismic assessment of complex masonry heritage buildings: the case study of the Giralda tower
Existing heritage buildings can be especially vulnerable to earthquakes. They were
designed only considering gravity loads and some of them are located in earthquake prone …
designed only considering gravity loads and some of them are located in earthquake prone …
[HTML][HTML] Comparative study of alternative equivalent frame approaches for the seismic assessment of masonry buildings in OpenSees
The equivalent frame (EF) idealisation of masonry structures is widely used in engineering
structures. Despite its simplifications, reliable numerical models can be produced to …
structures. Despite its simplifications, reliable numerical models can be produced to …
Equivalent frame idealization of walls with irregular openings in masonry buildings
Within the framework of modelling of unreinforced masonry structures, the equivalent frame
(EF) approach is widely used for the seismic assessment. However, the definition of …
(EF) approach is widely used for the seismic assessment. However, the definition of …
Multiscale procedure to assign structural damage levels in masonry buildings from observed or numerically simulated seismic performance
The damage level (DL) is a fundamental metric in earthquake engineering and is particularly
effective for multiple purposes, such as correlating structural damage to consequences and …
effective for multiple purposes, such as correlating structural damage to consequences and …
An equivalent frame digital twin for the seismic monitoring of historic structures: a case study on the Consoli palace in Gubbio, Italy
Recent advances in computing performance and simulation tools allow today the
development of high-fidelity computational models which accurately reproduce the structural …
development of high-fidelity computational models which accurately reproduce the structural …