Ancient monumental masonry buildings are complex structures that were not based on an
engineered design, underwent many transformations during their life and often present lack …

The damage occurred due to past earthquakes highlighted that the seismic behavior of
historic masonry structures characterized by an aggregation of units with an own seismic …

Abstract “Gaioleiro” buildings are unreinforced masonry buildings with flexible timber floors
associated with the urban expansion of Lisbon at the end of the nineteenth century and …

As a result of changes in seismicity in the Groningen area, a need has arisen to be able to
rapidly assess and prioritize entire inventories of unreinforced masonry churches. As a part …

This paper summarizes a study whose primary objectives were to develop a model for
nonlinear static analysis of unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings, considering the flexibility …

In the paper are presented and compared different analytical and numerical models to
explain the failure of the transept columns, which led to the collapse of the central dome of …

Actualmente, son muy pocos los programas que se especializan en el análisis sísmico de
edificios de mampostería no reforzada. La mayoría de trabajos se han concentrado en el …

Earthquakes are the main cause of damage for existing and ancient unreinforced (URM)
masonry buildings, but the seismic assessment of the latter is a complex task. In fact, they …

The technological advancements of the last decades are making dynamic monitoring an
efficient and widespread resource to investigate the safety and health of engineering …

The chapter focuses on the seismic performance based assessment (PBA) of the Arsenal de
Milly, a 15th century masonry monument located in the Medieval City of Rhodes, in Greece …