Seismic vulnerability assessment of a monumental masonry building

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Comparative Seismic Assessment of Ancient Masonry Churches

“…However, it should be carefully considered that insitu tests should be focused at first on structural details more than on material mechanical properties, since the former dominate the response influencing the elements interaction more than the latter. Discussion about this issue may be found in Clementi et al (2016), Castori et al (2017), and Valente et al (2017). In addition, the use of non-linear methods, such as the conventional pushover approach, implies the decisive choice of the control point on which the non-linear global response and the evaluation of the seismic performance depend.…”

Dynamic Behavior of Aggregated Buildings With Different Floor Systems and Their Finite Element Modeling

“…There are cases where the building is studied as an isolated structure, like when the connection between the facades is estimated to be not well to be considered as continuous restraint (the structural analysis of Palazzo del Capitano, in Piazza Pallone by Barbieri et al, 2013), or the error of ignoring the impact of neighboring structures is estimated to be small (Cardoso et al, 2005). There are also examples where the structural complexity and the large size of the building complex in parallel with the need of a first estimation of the behavior of the structure, like the stability to overturning mechanisms, lead to the analysis as an isolated structure (Ramos and Lourenco, 2004) and when a specific part of complex which is important is studied (the case of Civic Museum of Sansepolcro in Tuscany and the large fresco with important artistic which was provided by Castori et al, 2017). In cases where the adjacent building seems to have high stiffness (good structural condition, building without failures, etc.…”

Stochastic Vulnerability Assessment of Masonry Structures: Concepts, Modeling and Restoration Aspects

“…Additionally, the probabilistic nature of earthquakes, directly connected and influenced by a large number of parameters, must be taken into account. Due to the high uncertainty of the parameters influencing the behavior of masonry structures, the assessment of their vulnerability cannot be conducted in terms of a deterministic approach [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]. To the contrary, a probabilistic approach would be more appropriate, in order to be applied in cases where the response of the structure is evaluated and compared with limit states, such as specific limit values of response directly interlinked with structural damages.…”