Unreinforced masonry (URM) structures are vulnerable to earthquakes; thus, materials and
techniques for their strengthening and restoration should be developed. However, the …

To deeply explore the seismic vulnerability characteristics of typical structures and obtain the
differences in the seismic capacity of multiple structural categories in actual earthquakes …

Shear walls in historic constructions often require retrofit. The lateral load capacity is
frequently insufficient to withstand seismic actions. Threaded titanium rods embedded in …

In this paper, the vulnerability of ordinary unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings is
analyzed, and the literature related to possible seismic retrofit interventions is reviewed in …

Masonry buildings in historic centres are prone to seismic damage, due to either
construction features or effects of changes over the time. Systematic studies on built heritage …

Structural assessment of a historical building requires many different applications, such as in-
situ observations, in-situ measurements such as minor destructive or non-destructive tests …

Many conventional rapid visual screening (RVS) methods for the seismic assessment of
existing structures have been designed over the past three decades, tailored to site-specific …

Residential masonry buildings represent a large stock among highly vulnerable structures in
medium–high seismic hazard areas, often built without any anti-seismic provisions. Their …

The sequence of seismic events occurred in last decades in Italy highlighted the high
vulnerability of churches. Since the Umbria–Marche earthquake in 1997, a systematic series …

The complexity of the historical built environment may be reduced by discretizing buildings
in types. At urban scale, typological classifications feed vulnerability models. Several …