The preservation and risk mitigation of built cultural heritage require the use of reliable tools
which enable to give a better insight into the complex behaviour of these structures, by …

The chapter discusses on the use of the finite element modelling technique for the seismic
assessment of historic masonry buildings, outlining that advanced numerical analyses can …

Seismic assessment of existing unreinforced masonry buildings represents a current
challenge in structural engineering. Many historical masonry buildings in earthquake …

Historical structures, being an important part of cultural heritage, have shown extreme
vulnerability to seismic actions. A clear understanding of the performance of them is thus of …

Two earthquakes of magnitude 6.1 mb occurred at the Ahar and around 16000 residential
buildings were destroyed. one of the conspicuous issues in the earthquake is property …

RESUMO A Igreja do Rosário foi construída em 1767, sendo a igreja mais antiga de Sobral.
Sua estrutura é constituída predominantemente por alvenarias autoportantes de tijolos …

This work concerns the stability of unreinforced masonry slender circular cross-sectional
columns subjected to their own weight and eccentric vertical load. Cantilever columns are …

[ES] El presente trabajo se encuentra en la confluencia de dos líneas de investigación. Por
un lado, la desarrollada en torno al conjunto de la Iglesia de San Juan del Hospital de …

In this chapter, a comparative analysis of the different proposed models is performed. First
the predictive ability of each model is evaluated through the comparison between the values …

Portugal possesses a long history that is often conserved in the form of historical
constructions. The fortress of Almedia in Guarda is one of those. Erected in the 17th century …