A review of methods applicable to the study of masonry historical construction,
encompassing both classical and advanced ones, is presented. Firstly, the paper offers a …

In this paper, an innovative numerical modeling strategy for the structural analysis of
historical monumental buildings is presented. The strategy is based on a procedure that …

In this paper, a new semi-automatic procedure to transform three-dimensional point clouds
of complex objects to three-dimensional finite element models is presented and validated …

The article presents a preliminary assessment of seismic damage shown by 60 Mexican
churches after the two earthquakes arisen in September 2017. The first earthquake occurred …

Composite materials are commonly used to preserve historical structures for future
generations. The optimum use of composite materials in strengthening masonry buildings …

The current state of damage of a two-story unreinforced masonry historic building in
Santiago de Chile is mainly due to the occurrence of the earthquakes of March 3, 1985 (Mw …

The full knowledge of the morphological evolution of an historical masonry building, defined
more as 'structural aggregate'than as 'single construction', together with the analysis of the …

Heritage in Mexico is endangered due to exposure to major hazard events and lack of
maintenance. The level of knowledge necessary to evaluate structural behavior of historic …

During the past two decades, it is growing the interest to study the seismic behavior of old
masonry churches in Latin America. The architectural heritage has been seriously damaged …

In May 2012, two seismic events hit the Emilia-Romagna Region, in Northern Italy. The
earthquakes caused collapses and damage to traditional vernacular building heritage …