Seismic behaviour of ordinary masonry buildings during the 2016 central Italy earthquakes
Abstract Between August 2016 and January 2017 nine shallow earthquakes ranging from
5.0 and 6.5 of moment magnitude affected Central Italy, involving several municipalities …
5.0 and 6.5 of moment magnitude affected Central Italy, involving several municipalities …
Wall-to-horizontal diaphragm connections in historical buildings: A state-of-the-art review
F Solarino, DV Oliveira, L Giresini - Engineering structures, 2019 - Elsevier
Wall-to-horizontal diaphragm connections play a crucial role in the global stability of
historical buildings under seismic actions. When these links are ineffective or absent …
historical buildings under seismic actions. When these links are ineffective or absent …
Numerical simulation of the seismic response and soil–structure interaction for a monitored masonry school building damaged by the 2016 Central Italy earthquake
Despite significant research advances on the seismic response analysis, there is still an
urgent need for validation of numerical simulation methods for prediction of earthquake …
urgent need for validation of numerical simulation methods for prediction of earthquake …
Review of out-of-plane seismic assessment techniques applied to existing masonry buildings
L Sorrentino, D D'Ayala, G de Felice… - International Journal …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Observations after strong earthquakes show that out-of-plane failure of unreinforced
masonry elements probably constitutes the most serious life-safety hazard for this type of …
masonry elements probably constitutes the most serious life-safety hazard for this type of …
Shake table testing of a half-scale stone masonry building aggregate
Masonry aggregates have developed throughout city centres of Europe due to a centuries-
long densification process that generally lacked consistent planning or engineering …
long densification process that generally lacked consistent planning or engineering …
Shaking table test on a full scale URM cavity wall building
A shaking table test on a two-storey full scale unreinforced masonry (URM) building was
performed at the EUCENTRE laboratory within a comprehensive research programme on …
performed at the EUCENTRE laboratory within a comprehensive research programme on …
Full‐scale shake‐table tests on two unreinforced masonry cavity‐wall buildings: effect of an innovative timber retrofit
M Miglietta, N Damiani, G Guerrini… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2021 - Springer
Two full-scale building specimens were tested on the shake-table at the EUCENTRE
Foundation laboratories in Pavia (Italy), to assess the effectiveness of an innovative timber …
Foundation laboratories in Pavia (Italy), to assess the effectiveness of an innovative timber …
Modelling and seismic response analysis of existing URM structures. Part 2: Archetypes of Italian historical buildings
This work presents a comprehensive strategy for analysing the complex seismic response of
five Italian historical URM buildings, corresponding to different periods until 1920s. One …
five Italian historical URM buildings, corresponding to different periods until 1920s. One …
Experimental seismic performance of a half-scale stone masonry building aggregate
This paper focuses on the unidirectional dynamic shake-table test performed on a prototype
of a natural stone masonry building aggregate. The half-scale prototype was designed to …
of a natural stone masonry building aggregate. The half-scale prototype was designed to …
On the collapse of the masonry Medici tower: An integrated discrete-analytical approach
Masonry towers are characterized by a high susceptibility to seismic actions. For this task
different approaches exist and they are selected depending on the desired level of accuracy …
different approaches exist and they are selected depending on the desired level of accuracy …