Earthen structures have an important representation among the UNESCO World Heritage
List sites as well as among the built environment in general. Unfortunately, earthen heritage …

This research presents a cost-effective surveying methodology to assist the seismic
assessment of complex heritage buildings, based on terrestrial structure-from-motion (SfM) …

In the city of Cusco and in other parts of Peruvian Andes, adobe masonry is the primary
construction material. Adobe continues to be used for the construction of housing because of …

This paper presents the integration of parametric modelling with NDT (NDT) and advanced
numerical simulations for assessing the seismic response of an emblematic stone-masonry …

Earthen architecture represents one of the most widespread built heritage and shows many
advantages from both the environmental and economic points of view. Disadvantages …

For existing structures, the development of seismic vulnerability studies requires the
availability of information related to geometry, boundary conditions, material properties, and …

The flat jack test is one of the most applied investigation techniques in the field of cultural
heritage conservation. The purpose of the experimental campaign presented in this paper …

This paper presents a study on the structural behavior of traditional raw earthen masonry
(adobe). Shear behavior and tensile strength are analyzed from diagonal compression and …

As recent dramatic and numerous examples demonstrate, earthquakes still constitute a
significant threat to cultural heritage (Bam 2003; L'Aquila 2009; Haiti 2010; Nepal 2015). By …

Historic buildings are the cultural and traditional identity of a country. However, these
buildings are vulnerable to earthquakes because of their aged structure, poor maintenance …