The main purpose of this paper is to give an overview on the state of the art of inspection, assessment and maintenance of masonry arch railway bridges by the presentation of the results of an ongoing international research project run by the International Union of Railways (UIC) with the participation of 14 railway administrations. The survey has shown that the European railways partaking in t...

Conservation of historical centres is a pressing need for Mediterranean countries, that are characterized by masonry aggregates representing the most typical construction type within cities. Masonry clustered buildings were usually designed without seismic design criteria. Moreover, current standard codes do not foresee clear calculation method to predict their non-linear behaviour. For this re...

The process of combining various parts to create a structure is called building. most effective and significant component any construction masonry. Colosseum, buildings from ancient Greece Rome, Central American buildings, Mycenaean structures all used this material as one their primary building elements. oldest form dry masonry irregularly shaped stones. ecological qualities masonry, restorati...

The presented class of products is an important addition to the existing variety of silicone based formulations for use in building protection. Compared to most silicone masonry water formulations repellents marketed so far which are usually applied as liquid this new protection system has a higher viscosity. The novel product line shows significant innovative features: l easy application with ...

This paper shows a web browser-based simulation architecture for education and training. This architecture integrates multimedia content with an interactive virtual environment. This is achieved combining the use of OSG4Web, a plugin for managing a scene graph inside a web browser, with the Flash platform. This architecture has been used to develop a training system focused on building and maso...

URM (Unreinforced Masonry) historic buildings can be generally arranged into three categories: adobe, brick and stone masonry. However, a common feature of URM structures is typically the low mechanical properties of the masonry material, especially in terms of shear strength. URM buildings are not amenable to seismic analysis, and the relatively low strength of stone and brickwork masonry ofte...