In-situ testing of the shear strength of masonry joints–Proposal for a new Simplified testing approach and Comparison to existing techniques

C Burton, J Vaculik, MC Griffith, P Visintin - Construction and Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
For other than minor modifications or additions to existing masonry structures, an
understanding of the in-situ mechanical properties of the masonry is required. Estimation of …

Methodology for seismic vulnerability assessment of existing masonry buildings in urban centres. Application to the Eixample district in Barcelona

S Dimovska - 2023 - upcommons.upc.edu
(English) Unreinforced masonry buildings (URM), which prevail in many historic and urban
centres, can be considered to be significantly vulnerable to seismic actions due to their …

A machine learning based material homogenization technique for masonry structures

P Kalkbrenner - 2021 - upcommons.upc.edu
Cutting-edge methods in the computational analysis of structures have been developed over
the last decades. Such modern tools are helpful to assess the safety of existing buildings …