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Comparative pushover and limit analyses on seven masonry churches damaged by the 2012 Emilia-Romagna (Italy) seismic events: Possibilities of non-linear finite elements compared with pre-assigned failure mechanisms
Gabriele Milani,Marco Valente +1 more
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The most suitable way to perform a fast but reliable failure analysis of existing masonry churches in earthquake prone areas is investigated in order to predict the state of damage and eventually failure modes as discussed by the authors.About:
This article is published in Engineering Failure Analysis.The article was published on 2015-01-01. It has received 96 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Masonry & Limit analysis.read more
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Seismic assessment of historical masonry towers by means of simplified approaches and standard FEM
Marco Valente,Gabriele Milani +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the seismic vulnerability assessment of eight historical masonry towers, located in the North-East region of Italy, is carried out by means of simplified approaches, where three-dimensional finite element models of the eight towers are created on the basis of geometrical data deduced from both available documentation and insitu surveys.
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Non-linear dynamic and static analyses on eight historical masonry towers in the North-East of Italy
Marco Valente,Gabriele Milani +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the behavior of eight historical masonry towers, located in the North-East region of Italy, is analyzed under horizontal loads by means of detailed 3D FE models.
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Uses and limits of the Equivalent Frame Model on existing unreinforced masonry buildings for assessing their seismic risk: A review
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the uses and limits of the EFM is proposed, in order to identify the most critical issues and define its proper use in professional practice when applied to existing URM buildings.
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Assessment of seismic behaviour of heritage masonry buildings using numerical modelling
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed the seismic vulnerability of the historical complex of "San Francesco " located in Cagli, Marche Region, Italy, using Finite Element Modelling (FEM) technique, where the nonlinear behaviour of masonry has been taken into account by proper constitutive assumptions.
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Failure analysis of seven masonry churches severely damaged during the 2012 Emilia-Romagna (Italy) earthquake: Non-linear dynamic analyses vs conventional static approaches
Gabriele Milani,Marco Valente +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a detailed failure analysis of seven masonry churches, which were severely damaged during the 2012 Emilia-Romagna (Italy) seismic sequence, by means of 3D FE non-linear dynamic simulations is presented.
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Homogenised limit analysis of masonry walls, Part I: Failure surfaces
TL;DR: In this article, a simple micro-mechanical model for the homogenised limit analysis of in-plane loaded masonry is proposed, assuming brickwork under plane stress condition and adopting a polynomial expansion for the 2D stress field.
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Homogenization approach for the limit analysis of out-of-plane loaded masonry walls
Gabriele Milani,Gabriele Milani,Paulo B. Lourenço,Paulo B. Lourenço,Antonio Tralli,Antonio Tralli +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used a simplified homogenization technique for the analysis of masonry subjected to out-of-plane loading, and used finite element triangular elements for the upper and lower bound limit analyses.
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Homogenised limit analysis of masonry walls, Part II: Structural examples
TL;DR: In this paper, the homogenized failure surfaces obtained through the simple micro-mechanical model developed in the first part of the paper are used for the analysis of in-plane loaded masonry walls.
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Modeling and vulnerability of historical city centers in seismic areas: a case study in Lisbon
Luís F. Ramos,Paulo B. Lourenço +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors address the issue of seismic analysis and vulnerability of historical city centers, with a specific case study: the 18th century downtown part of Lisbon, Portugal.
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Simplified indexes for the seismic vulnerability of ancient masonry buildings
TL;DR: In this paper, three simplified safety indexes (in-plan area ratio, area to weight ratio and base shear ratio) are analyzed, taking into account a large sample of 58 Portuguese churches.
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