Masonry structures dominate cultural heritage sites worldwide. Public authorities ought to
preserve and safeguard such structures for future generations. However, precise evaluation …

Masonry prisms have been widely used in research and quality control of masonry
structures, as they are simplified models that can represent the interaction between different …

The earthquake response of two historical masonry churches is investigated through a finite
element macro-modelling approach and non-linear dynamic analyses. The main aim of the …

The presented study aims to describe the seismic vulnerability of a sample made by 90
masonry one-nave churches, subjected to the Valle Scrivia Earthquake, 2003, Piemonte …

The non-smooth contact dynamics method was selected to investigate the damage occurred
to typical masonry churches (namely Apennine churches) belonging to Central Italy areas …

This paper presents a novel method for rapidly addressing the earthquake-induced damage
identification task in historic masonry towers. The proposed method, termed DORI, combines …

This paper presents a methodology aimed at addressing the rapid post-earthquake damage
localization and quantification tasks in heritage masonry structures, based on non-linear …

Abstract Classical Finite-Element and Discrete-Element strategies are expensive to carry
when analysing masonry structures in the inelastic range, under a seismic excitation, and …

This work evaluated the remarkable influence of stereotomy on discrete methods adopted
for the dynamic response of an ancient masonry structure. The historic building used as a …

Advanced numerical analyses were carried out in order to assess the nonlinear dynamical
behaviour of the bell tower of Pomposa Abbey in Codigoro, in the province of Ferrara (Italy) …