[HTML][HTML] Assessing the safety of vaulted masonry structures using thrust network analysis

RM Avelino, A Iannuzzo, T Van Mele, P Block - Computers & Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents a methodology to assess the stability of vaulted masonry structures
using Thrust Network Analysis (TNA). It offers a new numerical strategy to compute the …

[HTML][HTML] The continuous airy-based for stress-singularities (CASS) method: An energy-based numerical formulation for unilateral materials

A Montanino, D De Gregorio, C Olivieri… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Unreinforced masonry buildings represent a large part of the world's architectural heritage.
Despite their significant diffusion, their mechanical behaviour is still subjected to increasing …

Generalized thrust network analysis for the safety assessment of vaulted masonry structures

NA Nodargi, P Bisegna - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
A generalized thrust network analysis is proposed for the safety assessment of vaulted
masonry structures under their self-weight. The method requires introducing a 3D network of …

The effect of concentrated loads on open-well masonry spiral stairs

C Olivieri, A Iannuzzo, A Fortunato, MJ DeJong - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Concentrated loads applied on masonry open-well spiral stairs affect the compressive stress
regime and, more importantly, may change the stress distribution drastically, producing …

[HTML][HTML] An energy-based strategy to find admissible thrust networks compatible with foundation settlements in masonry structures

RM Avelino, A Iannuzzo, T Van Mele, P Block - Mechanics Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents an energy-based methodology to compute internal stress states
compatible with foundation settlements in masonry structures. The method is based on the …

[HTML][HTML] FORMERLY-Math: Constrained form-finding through membrane equilibrium analysis in Mathematica

C Olivieri - Software Impacts, 2023 - Elsevier
The FORMERLY-Math package is designed for the form-finding of compressed or tensile
membranes in Mathematica. The package allows for the calculation of the actual load of a …

Energy-based modelling of in-plane fragility curves for the 2D ultimate capacity of Italian masonry buildings

FL Perelli, D De Gregorio, A Montanino… - Frontiers in Built …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The high seismic hazard of the Italian territory and the vulnerability of its historic masonry
heritage require the development of fragility curves that must be increasingly reliable and …

A continuous stress-based form finding approach for compressed membranes

C Olivieri, A Iannuzzo, A Montanino… - … Journal of Masonry …, 2024 - inderscienceonline.com
The need for highly efficient structures necessitates the development of innovative design
approaches that lower the environmental impact of the construction industry. The efficient …

Masonry spiral stairs: A comparison between analytical and numerical approaches

C Olivieri, C Cennamo, C Cusano, A Cutolo… - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The present paper applies the Linear Arch Static Analysis (LASA), which models the
masonry material as unilateral, ie, No-Tension material in the sense of Heyman, and the …

[HTML][HTML] Rotated Thrust Network Analysis (rTNA) for stability assessment of vaulted structures subjected to horizontal loading

S Lee, T Bennett, ST Smith - Computers & Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Thrust network analyses are commonly used in the stability analysis of three-dimensional
masonry structures. Stability under gravity loading is ensured if a permissible thrust network …