[HTML][HTML] Structural health monitoring (SHM) and Nondestructive testing (NDT) of slender masonry structures: A practical review

FJ Pallarés, M Betti, G Bartoli, L Pallarés - Construction and Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
The scientific community is hardly working to propose reliable methodologies of analysis
and non-invasive technologies of investigation to assess the current state of conservation of …

Non-linear dynamic and static analyses on eight historical masonry towers in the North-East of Italy

M Valente, G Milani - Engineering Structures, 2016 - Elsevier
The behavior of eight historical masonry towers, located in the North-East region of Italy, is
analyzed under horizontal loads by means of detailed 3D FE models. The geometry of the …

Seismic assessment of historical masonry towers by means of simplified approaches and standard FEM

M Valente, G Milani - Construction and Building Materials, 2016 - Elsevier
The seismic vulnerability assessment of eight historical masonry towers, located in the North-
East region of Italy, is carried out by means of simplified approaches. Three-dimensional …

Seismic vulnerability assessment and earthquake response of slender historical masonry bell towers in South-East Lombardia

M Valente - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2021 - Elsevier
Masonry bell towers represent a large portion of the Italian cultural heritage and are highly
vulnerable to seismic actions mainly due to their relevant slenderness, as also observed in …

Dynamic investigations on a masonry bell tower

S Ivorra, FJ Pallarés - Engineering structures, 2006 - Elsevier
This paper describes the analysis performed for the characterization of the dynamic
structural behavior of the bell tower of “Nuestra Sra. de la Misericordia Church”(Valencia …

Comparative seismic vulnerability analysis on ten masonry towers in the coastal Po Valley in Italy

S Casolo, G Milani, G Uva, C Alessandri - Engineering Structures, 2013 - Elsevier
Ten existing masonry towers, located in the coastal Po Valley (Italy), are analysed in the
presence of seismic excitations. They show some affinities which justify a comparative …

Numerical insights on the seismic behavior of a non-isolated historical masonry tower

G Castellazzi, AM D'Altri, S de Miranda… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2018 - Springer
In this paper, numerical insights on the seismic behavior of a non-isolated historical masonry
tower are presented and discussed. The tower under study is the main tower of the fortress …

A numerical study on seismic risk assessment of historic masonry towers: a case study in San Gimignano

G Bartoli, M Betti, A Vignoli - Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2016 - Springer
After a brief introduction on the research project RiSEM (Seismic Risk of Monumental
Buildings), the paper discusses on the seismic assessment of historic masonry towers …

Advanced seismic assessment of four masonry bell towers in Italy after operational modal analysis (OMA) identification

G Milani, F Clementi - International Journal of Architectural …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
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 …

Preliminary assessment of the seismic vulnerability of three inclined bell-towers in ferrara, Italy

R Shehu - International Journal of Architectural Heritage, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Three inclined historical masonry towers, located in the city of Ferrara (North-East region of
Italy), are analyzed under seismic loads employing advanced numerical models. This study …