Metamaterials are materials especially engineered to have a peculiar physical behaviour, to
be exploited for some well-specified technological application. In this context we focus on …

This work is dedicated to the assessment of the nonlinear behaviour of masonry panels with
regular texture and subject to in-plane loads, by means of numerical pushover analysis and …

In the present work, we show that the linearized homogenized model for a pantographic
lattice must necessarily be a second gradient continuum, as defined in Germain (1973) …

The fracture-permeability behavior of Utica shale, an important play for shale gas and oil,
was investigated using a triaxial coreflood device and X-ray tomography in combination with …

A full-scale 3D analysis of a Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar experiment on granite material
using a 3D combined Finite-Discrete Element Method (FDEM) is shown. Previous efforts to …

The evaluation of damage mechanism and the failure of dry-stone masonry structures
subjected to seismic load is one of the most important aspects of seismic assessment of …

The paper presents an advanced seismic assessment of four masonry bell towers located in
Northern Italy based on detailed 3D FE models on which elastic parameters were previously …

In Mechanics, material properties are most often regarded as being given, and based on
this, many technical solutions are usually conceived and constructed. However, nowadays …

The structural assessment of ancient masonry structures is still a challenging task. The main
reasons have been related to the shortage of information in the materials' characterization …

An accurate and fast failure simulation for masonry walls is still an active field of research,
due to its fundamental role in predicting the overall response of masonry structures under …