Acquiring reference parameters of masonry for the structural performance analysis of historical buildings

M Kržan, S Gostič, S Cattari, V Bosiljkov - Bulletin of earthquake …, 2015 - Springer
The structural performance of historical masonry elements can be understood provided the
following factors are known: geometry; the characteristics of its masonry texture and …

[HTML][HTML] Post-Earthquake assessment of a historical masonry building after the Zagreb earthquake—case study

I Hafner, D Lazarević, T Kišiček, M Stepinac - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
After the Zagreb earthquakes in March 2020, around 25,000 buildings were estimated
damaged, most of them being in the historic city center. This fact is not that surprising since …

Masonry walls with irregular texture of L'Aquila (Italy) seismic area: validation of a method for the evaluation of masonry quality

L Rovero, V Alecci, J Mechelli, U Tonietti… - Materials and …, 2016 - Springer
The paper presents results of a study on mechanical characterization of the historical
masonry walls in L'Aquila region (central Italy), heavily damaged by the 2009 earthquake …

Seismic behavior of a complex historical church in L'Aquila

G Boscato, M Pizzolato, S Russo… - International Journal of …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The church of S. Pietro di Coppito in L'Aquila is a case study of complexity under the
structural point of view; the damage due to earthquake in 2009 is thus not easy to be …

Decay assessment of stone-built cultural heritage: the case study of the cosenza cathedral façade (south calabria, italy)

A Donato, L Randazzo, M Ricca, N Rovella, M Collina… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study aims to assess the different decay phenomena affecting the Cosenza Cathedral
façade (Calabria, South Italy) through the evaluation of the relative damage indices. For this …

Development of a new nondestructive method for the in-situ determination of mortar strength

J Žalský, M Vokáč, M Hrabánek, K Hurtig - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
The determination of the load bearing capacity of masonry in existing structures is not an
easy task, even for experienced surveyors. For its assessment, it is necessary to know the …

Seismic behavior of confined masonry walls subjected to freeze-thaw cycles

L Niu, S Zheng, H Zheng, Y Zhou, P Pei - Construction and Building …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper presented a systemic research evaluating the seismic behavior of confined
masonry walls subjected to different freeze-thaw cycles (FTC). The seismic behavior of frost …

Application of different in-situ testing techniques and vulnerability assessment of Kolizej palace in Ljubljana

M Kržan, S Gostič, V Bosiljkov - Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2015 - Springer
Within the framework of PERPETUATE project for the case study in Slovenia, the 150 year
old Kolizej Palace in Ljubljana was set. The building was for a long time neglected and …

Damage Classification of Sacral Architecture After the Earthquakes in Croatia

D Anđić, M Stepinac, J Pojatina - International Conference on Structural …, 2023 - Springer
Croatia was hit by two devastating earthquakes in 2020. Almost 80,000 buildings were
damaged, several thousand of them severely. The total number of affected buildings in the …

Characterization of a 17th century fort: Case study of the Fort La Planchada, Chile

E Forcael, L Burgos, A Cartes, A Opazo, A Salinas - Arquitetura Revista, 2017 - redalyc.org
This article studies the Fort La Planchada, located in southern Chile. Considering the nature
of this national monument, the study focuses on the analysis and characterization of its …