Stochastic Vulnerability Assessment of Masonry Structures: Concepts, Modeling and Restoration Aspects
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A methodology aiming to predict the vulnerability of masonry structures under seismic action is presented herein. Masonry structures, among which many are cultural heritage assets, present high vulnerability under earthquake. Reliable simulations of their response to seismic stresses are exceedingly difficult because of the complexity of the structural system and the anisotropic and brittle behavior of the masonry materials. Furthermore, the majority of the parameters involved in the problem such as the masonry material mechanical characteristics and earthquake loading characteristics have a stochastic-probabilistic nature. Within this framework, a detailed analytical methodological approach for assessing the seismic vulnerability of masonry historical and monumental structures is presented, taking into account the probabilistic nature of the input parameters by means of analytically determining fragility curves. The emerged methodology is presented in detail through application on theoretical and built cultural heritage real masonry structures.
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OpenAlex topics: Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis · Building materials and conservation · Wood Treatment and Properties
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Computational Mechanics Laboratory, School of Pedagogical and Technological Education, Heraklion, 14121 Athens, Greece
Laboratory of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15780 Athens, Greece
Department of Structural Engineering, Malayer University, Malayer 65719-95863, Iran
Department of Civil, Environmental, Aerospace and Materials Engineering (DICAM), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze, 90128 Palermo, Italy
RISCO, Department of Civil Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, 2411-901 Leiria, Portugal
CONSTRUCT-LESE, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Departamento de Engenharia Civil, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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