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 …

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 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 …

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 presents the results of a numerical study aimed at extending the utility of a shake-
table test on an unreinforced masonry building prototype for the seismic assessment of …

Evaluating and predicting structural damage from multi-hazards is a complex task mainly
due to the varying ways in which hazards affect structures. Also, different damage scales that …

The evaluation of the seismic response of unreinforced masonry buildings is a popular topic
all over the world. In recent years, also the Netherlands started to face seismic risk, since the …

The majority of houses in the Groningen gas field region, the largest in Europe, consist of
unreinforced masonry material. Because of their particular characteristics (cavity walls of …

The probability of light damage to unprepared, unreinforced masonry structures exposed to
induced seismicity due to gas extraction in the north of the Netherlands is still under …