Vaults, roof truss and walls interaction issue in monumental masonry structures

Seismic and Restoration Assessment of Monumental Masonry Structures

Masonry structures are complex systems that require detailed knowledge and information regarding their response under seismic excitations. Appropriate modelling of a masonry structure is a prerequisite for a reliable earthquake-resistant design and/or assessment. However, modelling a real structure with a robust quantitative (mathematical) representation is a very difficult, complex and computa...

Lower-bound Analysis of Masonry Vaults

This paper applies Thrust-Network Analysis, a three-dimensional computational method for obtaining lower-bound solutions of masonry vaults with complex geometries. The method extends thrust-line analysis to three-dimensional problems by finding equilibrium force networks within the vault’s geometry, representing possible paths of the compression forces. Through two case studies, this paper demo...

A radiographic survey of monumental masonry workers in Aberdeen.

Fuzzy Fragility Analysis of Structures with Masonry Infill Walls

In this work fragility analysis of reinforced concrete and steel structures withinfill walls is performed.For this purpose a fuzzy-based fragility assessment framework for evaluating 3D framed structures is proposed taking into account various sources of uncertainty. In particular, randomness on the material properties and on the seismic demand is considered. The proposed framework requires the...

A Stochastic Computational Framework for the Seismic Assessment of Monumental Masonry Structures

Masonry structures are complex systems that require a thorough and detailed knowledge and information regarding their behaviour under seismic excitations. Appropriate modelling of a masonry structure is a prerequisite for a reliable earthquake resistant design or assessment. However, modelling a real structure to a robust quantitative (mathematical) representation is a very difficult, complex a...