A growing interest in the preservation of historic structures has created a need for methods
for the analysis of load‐bearing unreinforced masonry structures, such as arches, vaults …

The study of masonry vaults should take into account the essentials of the material
“masonry”–ie heterogeneity, almost no resistance to tension combined with a good …

The static limit analysis of axially symmetric masonry domes subject to pseudo-static seismic
forces is addressed. The stress state in the dome is represented by the shell stress …

The bridge over the Basento river in Potenza, Italy, designed by Sergio Musmeci, is
supported by a continuous double-curvature RC shell optimized to reduce bending forces …

A 3D model for the evaluation of the non-linear behavior of masonry double curvature
structures is presented. In the model, the heterogeneous assemblage of blocks is substituted …

The analysis of masonry double curvature structures by means of the kinematic theorem of
limit analysis is traditionally the most diffused and straightforward method for an estimate of …

A homogenized full 3D limit analysis model for the evaluation of collapse loads of FRP–
reinforced masonry vaults is presented. Six-noded rigid infinitely resistant wedges are used …

Many historically and artistically important masonry buildings of the world's architecturalheritageareindireneedofmainte…
. Inorder tooptimizesuchoperationsintermsofcost-e? ectiveness, architecturalimpact …

The paper describes the numerical techniques implemented in the finite-element code
NOSA for structural analysis of masonry constructions. The code is then applied to the …

We employ a r-adaptive finite element model to search for a 'safe'thrust surface of a masonry
dome, which minimizes the maximum tensile stress carried by the unreinforced portion of the …