[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 …

An isogeometric collocation method for the static limit analysis of masonry domes under their self-weight

NA Nodargi - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel isogeometric collocation method is proposed for the static limit analysis of axially-
symmetric masonry domes subject to their self-weight. A shell-based static formulation is …

[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 …

From stress to shape: Equilibrium of cloister and cross vaults

A Montanino, C Olivieri, G Zuccaro, M Angelillo - Applied Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The assessment of the equilibrium and the safety of masonry vaults is of high relevance for
the conservation and restoration of historical heritage. In the literature many approaches …

Generalized Thrust Network Analysis of Triangular Masonry Cross Vaults Inspired by Musmeci

NA Nodargi, C Intrigila, P Bisegna - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
A triangular parabolic cross vault, that was designed by Musmeci in the 1950s as a
reinforced concrete structure but remained unbuilt, is revisited from the original perspective …

Preliminary results of parametric study of structural behaviour of Persian brick masonry groined multipartite (Tarkin) vaults

M Hejazi, A Rajaee - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, the structural behaviour of Persian brick masonry groined quadripartite,
sexpartite and octopartite vaults is studied. Three different spans, three different pier heights …

Thrust Network Analysis for Masonry Assessment

R Maia Avelino, T Van Mele, P Block - Discrete Computational Mechanics …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract This chapter presents Thrust Network Analysis (TNA), a lower-bound limit-analysis-
based method to assess vaulted masonry structures. With TNA, admissible equilibrium …

A new numerical limit analysis-based strategy to retrofit masonry curved structures with FRCM systems

R Fugger, R Maia Avelino… - ECCOMAS …, 2022 - research-collection.ethz.ch
In most historic masonry structures, curved geometries, such as arches or vaults, are key
structural components to the overall building stability. Therefore, it is crucial to assess their …