An extensive experimental campaign has been conducted at EUCENTRE to understand the
dynamic behavior of historic stone masonry structures and evaluate the seismic …

This article proposes a numerical investigation of the frictional heating developed in sliding
bearings under high velocities and the influence of the relevant temperature rise on the …

Sliding bearings have been extensively used to implement base isolation design in civil
engineering works. Testing of isolators is conducted for characterizing the design properties …

Shaking-table experiments of relatively large-scale specimens play a fundamental role in
deepening our understanding of seismic response of existing structures and verification of …

The progressive change of modal characteristics due to accumulated damage on an
unreinforced masonry (URM) building is investigated. The stone URM building, submitted to …

Italian awareness about the seismic vulnerability of its building stock dramatically increased
after two earthquakes hit the nation: Umbria-Marche earthquake (1997) and Molise …

The aim of this work was to develop and propose a new experimental test setup to evaluate
the inplane resistance of masonry panels, and also analyse the lateral resistance of …

An analytical model, which aims at reproducing the response of a large‐scale dynamic
testing facility, that is a system composed of the specimen/shaking table/reaction …

Recently, the field of earthquake engineering experienced substantial enhancements due to
numerous results of experimental and theoretical researches. Modern technical codes …

ABSTRACT Within the European FP7 Project" INSYSME" the research unit of the University
of Pavia conceived a new seismic-resistant masonry infill system allowing the in-plane …