A5000287867- Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis
- Seismic Performance and Analysis
- Building materials and conservation
- Civil and Structural Engineering Research
- Wind and Air Flow Studies
- Wood Treatment and Properties
- Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete
- Structural Analysis of Composite Materials
- Structural Health Monitoring Techniques
University of Minho
2019-2023
Abstract City centres of Europe are often composed unreinforced masonry structural aggregates, whose seismic response is challenging to predict. To advance the state art on these Adjacent Interacting Masonry Structures (AIMS) subproject from Horizon 2020 project Seismology and Earthquake Engineering Research Infrastructure Alliance for (SERA) provides shake-table test data a two-unit, double-leaf stone aggregate subjected two horizontal components dynamic excitation. A blind prediction was...
The façade and internal walls of unreinforced masonry (URM) buildings often present an irregular opening layout, due to architectural reasons or modifications the structure, which make expected seismic damage pattern less predictable a priori.Therefore, discretization in structural components is not standardized, conversely cases with regular layout for available modeling methods are corroborated by surveys reporting recurrent failure patterns.The component relevant step code-conforming...
Traditional architecture made of timber-framed masonry (TFM) system is widespread around the world and has already been recognized as a unique cultural heritage to be preserved. These structures have shown good seismic performance compared other typologies because their configuration construction details were constantly updated soon builders addressed causes damage mechanisms when earthquakes occurred. Regarding this typology, Romanian TFM can considered representative example also they...