While the influence of the component strength on the structural behaviour of Historic
Masonry Structures (HMS) is relatively well studied, few studies have investigated masonry …

This study aims to improve our current understanding of the seismic assessment of load-
bearing unreinforced masonry (URM) systems by proposing a probabilistic computational …

Earthquakes are among the most destructive natural disasters and have resulted in a
massive number of fatalities and economic losses all over the world. Simulated ground …

This study investigates the effect of spatially varying material properties on the in-plane
seismic behaviour and capacity of an unreinforced pier-spandrel masonry system. The …

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 …

Undoubtedly, heritage buildings serve as essential embodiments of the cultural richness
and diversity of the world's states, and their conservation is of the utmost importance …

This research investigates the texture influence of masonry walls' lateral capacity by
comparing analytical predictions performed via macro and micro limit analysis. In particular …

This paper presents detailed experimental and analytical investigations into the influence of
textile-reinforced mortar (TRM) strengthening on the in-plane and out-of-plane response of …

Predicting the lateral load-carrying capacity of dry-joint unreinforced masonry (URM) walls is
often challenging due to the complex interactions between the governing parameters (ie …

Predicting the seismic behavior of unreinforced masonry (URM) structural systems is a
complex task, given various inherent sources of uncertainty associated with material …