Masonry structures, although classically suitable to withstand gravitational loads, are
sensibly vulnerable if subjected to extraordinary actions such as earthquakes, exhibiting …

This paper provides a comphrensive review of the critical aspects of nonlinear modeling for
evaluating the seismic response of masonry structures, emphasizing the issues relevant to …

Recent earthquakes have highlighted that historical fortified masonry constructions may
suffer extensive damage, even under low-to-moderate seismic actions, and corner towers …

The seismic performance of unreinforced masonry buildings is commonly assessed using
equivalent frame modelling. Its computational efficiency allows for a large number of …

ABSTRACT Central Italy Earthquakes occurred in 2016 pointed out once more the
vulnerability of Cultural Heritage (CH), especially for what concerns bell-towers since they …

City centres of Europe are often composed of unreinforced masonry structural aggregates,
whose seismic response is challenging to predict. To advance the state of the art on the …

The current paper focuses on a sector of the historic centre of Muccia, in the district of
Macerata (Italy), affected by the seismic sequence that involved Central Italy in 2016. The …

In October 2016, two major earthquakes occurred in Marche region in the Centre of Italy,
causing widespread damage. The epicentre of the second one struck Norcia, Visso and …

A methodology aiming to predict the vulnerability of masonry structures under seismic action
is presented herein. Masonry structures, among which many are cultural heritage assets …

The non-smooth contact dynamics method was selected to investigate the damage occurred
to typical masonry churches (namely Apennine churches) belonging to Central Italy areas …