In this paper, a numerical insight on the historical masonry Castle of Finale Emilia, symbol of
the consequences occurred after the seismic sequence of 20–29th May 2012 in Emilia …

Recent Italian earthquakes have underlined the need for wide monitoring and safety
assessment of architectonical heritage. This has emerged also from requirements of the new …

Out-of-plane failure mechanisms observed in stone masonry buildings subjected to seismic
action are often a direct result of poor connections between structural elements. During a …

Masonry buildings frequently present unsatisfactory behavior under seismic activity, due to
the poor resistance of the masonry walls to tensile stresses and to the presence of flexible …

Abstract The reconstruction of Downtown Lisbon after the 1755 earthquake was based on a
novel constructive system of masonry buildings with an internal three-dimensional timber …

In Europe, the qualification of injection anchors in masonry under static and quasi-static
actions is based on an assessment of tests performed in undamaged masonry …

This paper discusses the cracking pattern in a historical Italian palace proposing a diagnosis
for the origin of the actual damage state. The analyzed building, which dates back to the …

In the present paper, the numerical damage assessment of the masonry bell tower called
“Haghia Sophia” in Trabzon, Turkey is performed by nonlinear 3D finite element modeling …

Seismic risk assessment of historical structures (mosques, churches, monuments, towers,
palaces, aqua structures, etc.) has attracted many researchers' attention for the last few …

Historic buildings and cultural relics are valuable and must be preserved carefully. However,
such structures may be destroyed during earthquakes owing to the deterioration of their …