This paper provides a comphrensive review of the critical aspects of nonlinear modeling for
evaluating the seismic response of masonry structures, emphasizing the issues relevant to …

Masonry walls are bulky and heavy and have therefore the potential to act naturally as a
protective system to blasts. Yet, they are known to have a limited flexural and torsional …

A new discretized homogenization approach is proposed in this study in order to predict the
behavior of unreinforced and FRCM reinforced masonry structures. The proposed approach …

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 …

The paper presents an advanced seismic assessment of four masonry bell towers located in
Northern Italy based on detailed 3D FE models on which elastic parameters were previously …

Abstract A new Lower Bound LB plate and shell limit analysis Finite Element FE model for
the analysis at collapse of masonry double curvature structures is presented. The …

The paper includes a case study of modelling a real historic church using the finite element
method (FEM) based on laser scans of its geometry. The main goal of the study was the …

A new procedure for a fast and comprehensive description of the collapse behavior of
curved masonry structures is presented. The first step provides the identification of the exact …

Featured Application The macro–element formulated in the study can be implemented in
any FE–based software for the static (quasi–) and dynamic analysis of masonry structures. It …

This study presents three advanced non-linear modeling strategies for the evaluation of the
non-linear behavior under horizontal loads of a historical groin vault of major importance …