[HTML][HTML] State of the art of simplified analytical methods for seismic vulnerability assessment of unreinforced masonry buildings

A Shabani, M Kioumarsi, M Zucconi - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Cities in the developing world are facing outstanding economic and human losses caused
by natural hazards such as earthquakes, and the amount of losses is affected by the quality …

Learning from failure: Damage and failure of masonry structures, after the 2017 Lesvos earthquake (Greece)

G Vlachakis, E Vlachaki, PB Lourenço - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2020 - Elsevier
On the 12th of June 2017 an earthquake of Mw= 6.3 struck SSE of Lesvos Island, causing
one human fatality and severe damage to the built environment. The traditional settlement of …

Seismic behaviour of ordinary masonry buildings during the 2016 central Italy earthquakes

L Sorrentino, S Cattari, F Da Porto, G Magenes… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Between August 2016 and January 2017 nine shallow earthquakes ranging from
5.0 and 6.5 of moment magnitude affected Central Italy, involving several municipalities …

An overview of the historical retrofitting interventions on churches in central Italy

G Cianchino, MG Masciotta, C Verazzo, G Brando - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The seismic sequence occurring in Central Italy in 2016 represents a new test benchmark
for historical masonry churches and a chance for a better comprehension of their structural …

Empirical fragility curves for masonry buildings after the 2009 L'Aquila, Italy, earthquake

C Del Gaudio, G De Martino, M Di Ludovico… - Bulletin of earthquake …, 2019 - Springer
This study focuses on the seismic vulnerability of masonry buildings damaged by the 2009
L'Aquila earthquake. A geo-referenced database of 32,520 masonry residential buildings …

A vulnerability index based-approach for the historical centre of the city of Latronico (Potenza, Southern Italy)

N Chieffo, A Formisano, R Landolfo, G Milani - Engineering Failure …, 2022 - Elsevier
The research aims to illustrate a vulnerability approach extended for the aggregate masonry
buildings belonging to an urban area of the city of Latronico (Basilicata Region). The area …

Damage to churches in the 2016 central Italy earthquakes

A Penna, C Calderini, L Sorrentino, CF Carocci… - Bulletin of Earthquake …, 2019 - Springer
Churches struck by the earthquake sequence of 2016–2017 in Central Italy confirmed their
seismic vulnerability, significantly higher than the one of other unreinforced masonry …

Seismic response of masonry buildings in historical centres struck by the 2016 Central Italy earthquake. Calibration of a vulnerability model for strengthened …

Y Saretta, L Sbrogio, MR Valluzzi - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Brought to light by the 1997 Umbria-Marche (Italy) earthquake for the first time, the theme of
damage patterns of masonry buildings with structural interventions became urgent again in …

The failure of masonry walls by disaggregation and the masonry quality index

A Borri, M Corradi, A De Maria - Heritage, 2020 - mdpi.com
The visual method for assessment of the structural behaviour of historic masonry walls,
known by the acronym MQI (Masonry Quality Index) was introduced in 2002 by a team of …

Advanced numerical strategies for seismic assessment of historical masonry aggregates

N Grillanda, M Valente, G Milani, A Chiozzi… - Engineering Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent seismic events in Italy have emphasized the high vulnerability of masonry buildings
in historical centers, which were generally erected in continuity to each other over time …