Multiscale seismic vulnerability assessment and retrofit of existing masonry buildings
The growing concern about the protection of built heritage and the sustainability of urban
areas has driven the reoccupation of existing masonry buildings, which, in the great majority …
areas has driven the reoccupation of existing masonry buildings, which, in the great majority …
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 …
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 …
Damage to churches in the 2016 central Italy earthquakes
A Penna, C Calderini, L Sorrentino, CF Carocci… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2019 - Springer
Churches struck by the earthquake sequence of 2016–2017 in Central Italy confirmed their
seismic vulnerability, significantly higher than the one of other unreinforced masonry …
seismic vulnerability, significantly higher than the one of other unreinforced masonry …
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 …
[HTML][HTML] Full-scale cyclic tests on a stone masonry building to investigate the effectiveness of a one-side application of the composite reinforced mortar system
The results of an experimental study on a full-scale, two-storey rubble stone masonry
building, strengthened with a Composite Reinforced Mortar (CRM) system applied on the …
building, strengthened with a Composite Reinforced Mortar (CRM) system applied on the …