In the last few decades, discontinuum (or discrete, discontinuous) numerical modelling
strategies–ie those capable of representing the motion of multiple, intersecting …

Italian built heritage is highly vulnerable due to old public and private buildings designed
without recent seismic and energy regulations. In particular, school buildings represent a …

Masonry structures often exhibit poor seismic performance during earthquakes owing to
their low material strength, structural integrity, and ductility. To address the mechanism of in …

The proposed study focuses on the typological and structural characterization of masonry
building aggregates located in the historical centre of Atella, a small town in the district of …

After two major earthquakes centred in Kahramanmaraş on February 6, 2023, in Türkiye,
there was significant destruction of the building stock. More than fifty thousand people lost …

A simple and rapid approach aimed at the failure prediction of historical masonry vaults
exhibiting stability issues under gravity loads is presented and applied to a paradigmatic …

Considering the high vulnerability of existing masonry buildings, which often have strategic
or cultural value, professionals and specialized engineers are frequently required to model …

Lunar habitat construction is a critical engineering requirement in lunar exploration
missions, characterized by unique structural and material challenges distinct from Earth. To …

Discontinuum analysis is a powerful tool for the detailed seismic assessment of unreinforced
masonry (URM) structures, whose widespread use is however still mostly limited to small …

Two major shallow earthquakes hit Gorj county in Romania on the 13th and 14th of February
2023, one had a magnitude of ML= 5.2 at a depth of 17 km, while the second earthquake …