This paper reports numerical and experimental investigations carried out to analyse
vulnerability of masonry voussoir arches when subjected to soil settlement. A novel …

Ancient masonry constructions in archaeological sites are often ruins or remains of wider
portions. Therefore, archaeological artifacts generally occur as a discontinuous set of walls …

In this paper a numerical procedure for computing the full range of equilibrium thrust lines in
masonry arches is presented. According to Heyman, the range can be obtained by shifting …

The seismic vulnerability assessment of masonry building aggregates involves different
variables, many of which are of uncertain evaluation. To this aim, in this paper, a holistic …

This paper deals with assessment of structural behaviour and seismic retrofitting of Rocca
Strozzi, a monumental masonry building located in the Municipality of Campi Bisenzio, near …

The current study presents a four-step methodological approach for the conservation and
repair of a Middle Byzantine Era cistern. In the first stage of the study, the samples gathered …

In this paper, the history of the basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio for the last 10 years is
outlined: from the damage occurred during the 2009 earthquake in L'Aquila, to the …

Pliny and the Eruption of Vesuvius is a forensic examination of two of the most famous letters
from the ancient Mediterranean world: Pliny the Younger's Epistulae 6.16 and 6.20, which …

This paper discusses the first results of an ongoing two-year research activity aimed to
identify the actual dynamic behavior of the Pulpit of Giovanni Pisano in Pistoia in order to …

In recent years fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) have been widely used for strengthening
masonry structures. In particular, in the case of masonry arches, the use of FRP sheets …