Strengthening techniques for masonry domes: A review

A Bayraktar, S Bayraktar… - International Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Historical masonry domes are an important part of the architectural and engineering
heritage in the World. They have been extensively used to cover the spaces of temples …

Ancient masonry arches and vaults strengthened with TRM, SRG and FRP composites: Numerical analyses

E Bertolesi, G Milani, FG Carozzi, C Poggi - Composite Structures, 2018 - Elsevier
The two arches and the three vaults experimentally described in Carozzi et al.(2017) are
here analyzed with a novel robust FE lower bound limit analysis code, suitable to predict …

Seismic failure behavior of masonry domes under strong ground motions

A Bayraktar, E Hökelekli, TTY Yang - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2022 - Elsevier
General stability and failure behaviors of masonry domes under static loads have been
investigated extensively in literature. However, a few studies have been done on the seismic …

[HTML][HTML] Simple modeling of reinforced masonry arches for associated and non-associated heterogeneous limit analysis

Y Hua, G Milani - Computers & Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a limit analysis heterogeneous model for masonry arches in presence
of innovative strengthening, rigid blocks, and joints reduced to interfaces. The reinforcement …

A FRCM technique for strengthening of masonry domes against near-fault pulse-like vertical excitations

A Bayraktar, E Hökelekli, F Şermet… - Engineering Failure …, 2024 - Elsevier
Masonry domes have been used extensively in historic architecture, covering large interior
spaces in structures ranging from temples, mausoleums, palaces and fortresses to baths …

Advanced non-linear numerical modeling of masonry groin vaults of major historical importance: St John Hospital case study in Jerusalem

G Milani, M Valente, M Fagone, T Rotunno… - Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study presents three advanced non-linear modeling strategies for the evaluation of the
non-linear behavior under horizontal loads of a historical groin vault of major importance …