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 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 …

Modern monitoring techniques contribute to accurately describing the structural health
conditions of historical buildings and to optimizing the plan of maintenance as well as the …

Masonry buildings constitute a great Italian historical and cultural heritage, but they were
also severely damaged by earthquakes over the centuries. Therefore, to assess their …

Sensitivity‐based approaches to model updating have become widely used because of their
capability to calibrate the model by taking into account the influence of updating parameters …

Abstract Model updating procedures are commonly used to identify numerical models of a
structure to be subsequently used for reliable assessment of its behaviour under …

After the seismic events of the 20th and 29th of May 2012 in Emilia (Italy), most of the
monumental and historic buildings of the area were severely damaged. In a few structures …

The paper focuses on the analysis of the outcomes of some experimental tests carried out in
San Gimignano (Siena, Italy), aimed at measuring the natural frequencies of the medieval …

This paper presents a novel method for determining the fundamental frequency and
modeling slender masonry structures, which is particularly relevant in the context of …

The present paper addresses the analysis of the ambient vibrations of the Basilica of
Maxentius in Rome. This monument, in the city centre and close to busy roads, was the …