In this paper, a damaging block-based model is proposed for the numerical analysis of the
cyclic behaviour of full-scale masonry structures. Solid 3D finite elements governed by a …

Two full-scale building specimens were tested on the shake-table at the EUCENTRE
Foundation laboratories in Pavia (Italy), to assess the effectiveness of an innovative timber …

This paper aims to present a systematic framework for material characterisation to assess
brickwork masonry arch bridges. An extensive laboratory campaign was carried out to …

The reliability of a risk assessment procedure is strictly dependent on the adopted hazard,
exposure, fragility and consequence models. This paper presents the methodology adopted …

In recent years, gas extraction in the northern part of the Netherlands has been causing low-
magnitude, induced, shallow earthquakes. Besides safety, the prediction and evaluation of …

Structural failure of existing unreinforced masonry buildings, when subjected to earthquake
loading, is often caused by the out-of-plane response of masonry walls. Their out-of-plane …

The material and structural performance of calcium silicate (CS) brick masonry has received
relatively little attention in the past, although this material is often used for the construction of …

This paper describes a shake table test on a one-storey full-scale unreinforced masonry
structure, which complements an earlier testing of a two-storey structure with similar …

The inadequate seismic performance of existing masonry buildings is often linked to the
excessively low in-plane stiffness of timber diaphragms and the poor quality of their …

The in-plane shear behaviour of a new seismic retrofit concept which combines two
standalone retrofit measures for in-plane and out-of-plane strengthening of masonry walls …