Masonry buildings built in Italy in the 60 s and 70 s of the last century frequently require
energy and seismic renovation. To this end, the use of a retrofitting technique based on a …

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Many buildings built in Italy in the 60s and 70s need an energy requalification and at the
same time an improvement of the seismic behaviour. A non-invasive method for a joint …