Claudio Modena

TL;DR: In this article, a series of nine unreinforced masonry (URM) panels and 24 strengthened panels have been subjected to diagonal compression tests and different reinforcement configurations were evaluated, and experimental results pointed out that FRP reinforcement applied only at one side of the panels did not significantly modify the shear collapse mechanisms (diagonal splitting) of the URM; while double-side configurations provided a less brittle failure and a noticeable ultimate capacity increase.

TL;DR: In this article, a new upper bound of the shear strength of reinforced-concrete (RC) beams strengthened with carbon fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) sheets is introduced, which is based on an experimental program carried out on 11 beams with and without transverse steel reinforcement, and with different amounts of FRP shear strengthening.

TL;DR: In this paper, the results of experimental research on brick masonry vaults strengthened at their extrados or at their intrados by fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) strips are presented.

TL;DR: In this paper, a parametrical study of the pounding phenomenon associated with the seismic response of simply supported bridges with base isolation devices is carried out, focusing on the causal relationship between pounding and the properties of a spatially varying earthquake ground motion.

TL;DR: In this article, a strengthening technique based on the insertion of steel bars in the bed joints of masonry structures is proposed, which can control the cracking phenomena, keeping the structure in the desired safety conditions.