Seismic vulnerability of Italian masonry churches: The case of the Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary in Stellata of Bondeno

A Formisano, G Vaiano, F Fabbrocino… - Journal of Building …, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper the problem of seismic vulnerability of masonry churches is analysed with
reference to the Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary ecclesiastic complex in Stellata of Bondeno …

Novel approach to strength modeling of concrete under triaxial compression

AH Gandomi, SK Babanajad, AH Alavi… - Journal of materials in …, 2012 - ascelibrary.org
In this study, a robust variant of genetic programming, namely gene expression
programming (GEP) was utilized to build a prediction model for the strength of concrete …

Lesson learned after the Emilia-Romagna, Italy, 20–29 May 2012 earthquakes: A limit analysis insight on three masonry churches

G Milani - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2013 - Elsevier
Three masonry churches collapsed or severely injured during the 20–29 May 2012
earthquakes occurred in Emilia-Romagna, Italy are analyzed in detail from a numerical …

In-plane structural performance of dry-joint stone masonry Walls: A spatial and non-spatial stochastic discontinuum analysis

B Pulatsu, S Gonen, E Erdogmus, PB Lourenço… - Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, the in-plane structural behavior, capacity, and performance of dry-joint stone
masonry walls (DJ-SMWs) and the effects of the vertical stress level on these factors are …

Stochastic discontinuum analysis of unreinforced masonry walls: Lateral capacity and performance assessments

S Gonen, B Pulatsu, S Soyoz, E Erdogmus - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, lateral capacity and load-deflection behavior of unreinforced stone masonry
walls are analyzed based on the discrete element method considering the uncertainties in …

Consideration of modelling uncertainties in the seismic assessment of masonry buildings by equivalent-frame approach

S Bracchi, M Rota, A Penna, G Magenes - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2015 - Springer
The choice of modelling strategy and analysis options has a significant influence on the
results of the seismic assessment of existing buildings and therefore it is very important to …

A unified level set based methodology for fast generation of complex microstructural multi-phase RVEs

B Sonon, B François, TJ Massart - Computer methods in applied mechanics …, 2012 - Elsevier
In the frame of the multi-scale computational analysis of complex materials, the generation of
Representative Volume Elements (RVE) is often a crucial step. Various microstructure …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of mesoscale model parameters for brick-masonry

C Chisari, L Macorini, C Amadio, BA Izzuddin - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Realistic assessment of existing masonry structures requires the use of detailed nonlinear
numerical descriptions with accurate model material parameters. In this work, a novel …

Ambient vibration test and numerical investigation on the St. Giuliano church in Poggio Picenze (L'aquila, Italy)

G Di Lorenzo, A Formisano, L Krstevska… - Journal of Civil Structural …, 2019 - Springer
The paper deals with the investigation of the seismic behaviour of a masonry church sited in
Poggio Picenze (district of L'Aquila) and damaged by the L'Aquila seismic event occurred in …

Characterization of the response of quasi-periodic masonry: Geometrical investigation, homogenization and application to the Guimarães castle, Portugal

G Milani, YW Esquivel, PB Lourenço, B Riveiro… - Engineering …, 2013 - Elsevier
In many countries, historical buildings were built with masonry walls constituted by random
assemblages of stones of variable dimensions and shapes. The analysis of historic masonry …