Rising damp is one of the main problems affecting historical masonry structures all over the
world, as it jeopardises materials integrity, inhabitants' health and performances of the …

Several materials and technologies have been proposed over last century to fight the
capillary rise of water from ground in historic masonry buildings. These methods involve …

In recent years, several seismic retrofitting projects of existing buildings have been involving
additional measures to improve their energy efficiency, thanks to new regulations aiming at …

Although thin layer mortared (TLM) masonry has potential economic benefits over
conventional masonry construction, the lack of understanding on material and structural …

The current techniques used for strengthening existing buildings made out of masonry
infilled frames are characterized by high impact on the daily internal activities, as people …

Abstract Damping Layer Joint (DLJ) is the core element of Damped Infilled Wall (DIW), which
is used to improve the seismic performance of Infilled Masonry Wall (IMW). The aim of this …

Adoption of rammed earth technology in building construction has witnessed a surge during
the recent times and hence it is essential to understand the mechanical behavior of rammed …

This paper presents an experimental and numerical study on the mechanical behaviour of
masonry triplets subjected to monotonic and cyclic shear loadings. Masonry triplets were …

In this paper an experimental study conducted on fired-clay brick masonry triplets built with
cement-and hydraulic lime-based mortars and subjected to artificial weathering cycles is …

A numerous series of static-cyclic shear tests on masonry elements (triplets), wallettes and
full-scale unreinforced masonry (URM) walls with soft layer membrane placed in the bed …