The article presents a preliminary assessment of seismic damage shown by 60 Mexican
churches after the two earthquakes arisen in September 2017. The first earthquake occurred …

The main material of brick masonry buildings is discontinuous masonry material. This study
presents a critical review of the damage characteristics of masonry and the methods for …

ABSTRACT Nowadays, Sonic Pulse Velocity tests (SPV tests) are widely applied for
detecting the morphology, hidden defects, and voids within structural elements. This …

This paper proposes simplified formulations for estimating the main frequencies of ancient
masonry churches. The formulations are derived starting from the results of numerical …

The seismic risk assessment of the historical and architectural heritage is, nowadays, a very
relevant topic due the potential human and economic losses involved in case of global or …

Introduction: Existing old masonry arch bridges represent an architectural and cultural
heritage of inestimable value because most of them were built in the last century and are still …

In this paper, seismic vulnerability and risk assessment of two samples of churches, located
in Teramo and Ischia island (Naples gulf), both affected by the most recent earthquakes that …

Italian historical buildings do not respect often standard requirements established by
National regulations, so that they need of an energy requalification. In addition, commonly …

Estimating the saftey of an ancient masonry arch bridge is a legitimate, but very interesting,
structural engineering challenge. This is due to the fact that most of these bridges are still in …

Safety assessment with respect to seismic and vertical loads of existing and very old
masonry structures is currently a central topic for the scientific engineering community. In …