Seismic Assessment of Unreinforced Masonry Buildings
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Structures".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 December 2024 | Viewed by 1336
Special Issue Editors
Interests: earthquake engineering; structural dynamics; unreinforced masonry structures; out-of-plane mechanisms; non-linear modelling; finite element analysis
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Interests: unreinforced masonry buildings; seismic assessment; local mechanisms; nonlinear modelling; floor response spectra
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Recent earthquakes have highlighted the vulnerability of unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings, which constitute a significant portion of our cultural heritage constructions. The seismic assessment of URM structures has proven challenging, as they may employ both in-plane and out-of-plane mechanisms. To address this critical issue, various modelling approaches have been developed over the recent decades to assess their seismic response, predict the potential collapse mechanisms, and design non-invasive and effective strengthening interventions.
This Special Issue of Buildings aims to gather diverse studies exploring the methodologies and tools for evaluating the seismic response of existing masonry buildings. We welcome contributions covering different computational modelling techniques, analysis approaches, experimental investigations, and case studies focusing on the seismic assessment of both ordinary and monumental URM structures. The submissions may also address restoration activities and traditional or more innovative rehabilitation and strengthening techniques.
Dr. Omar AlShawa
Dr. Stefania Degli Abbati
Dr. Giacomo Destro Bisol
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- masonry
- seismic assessment
- monumental buildings
- aggregate buildings
- modelling strategies
- out-of-plane and/or in-plane response
- nonlinear analyses
- strengthening and retrofitting solutions
- case studies
- experimental tests
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