The present thesis is focused on the study of masonry and takes the cue from a recent collapse occurred in the medieval urban walls of Volterra, a small town in the heart of Tuscany (Italy) the 31st January 2014, due to the heavy rainfall that hit the area during that night. The event offered a valid inspiration for research: as the structure was an ancient retaining wall, in addition to studying the ancient masonry behaviour, it also offered the possibility of assessing its interaction with a saturated soil. The main object of the present thesis was to constitute a numerical model able to describe the behaviour of the collapsed structure and, through the analysis, to understand the causes that led to its collapse. The greatest faced diffic...
This paper outlines the complete characterization of masonry walls composed of “Scaglia Rossa”, a ty...
Abstract Several relevant collapses of historical urban walls happened in Tuscany in the last ten ye...
The contribution aims to demonstrate the need of a methodological and interdisciplinary experience t...
In this work, numerical analyses on the Volterra's ancient walls are performed to understand the cau...
In this work, numerical analyses on the Volterra’s ancient walls are performed to understand the cau...
In the paper, both a simplified at hand and a FE numerical analysis on an ancient masonry building c...
Several Italian cities are characterized by the presence of centuries-old historic walls, which have...
In this paper, a preliminary numerical study on two masonry historical structures, namely the masonr...
This paper presents a detailed study of the damages and collapses suffered by various masonry church...
In the present paper, a comparative numerical study on a medieval masonry tower located in the north...
The paper presents the experimental investigation carried out on wall specimens reproducing the anci...
This work arises from the evidences of recent collapses of historical urban walls. These events, mai...
This paper outlines the complete characterization of masonry walls composed of “Scaglia Rossa”, a ty...
Abstract Several relevant collapses of historical urban walls happened in Tuscany in the last ten ye...
The contribution aims to demonstrate the need of a methodological and interdisciplinary experience t...
In this work, numerical analyses on the Volterra's ancient walls are performed to understand the cau...
In this work, numerical analyses on the Volterra’s ancient walls are performed to understand the cau...
In the paper, both a simplified at hand and a FE numerical analysis on an ancient masonry building c...
Several Italian cities are characterized by the presence of centuries-old historic walls, which have...
In this paper, a preliminary numerical study on two masonry historical structures, namely the masonr...
This paper presents a detailed study of the damages and collapses suffered by various masonry church...
In the present paper, a comparative numerical study on a medieval masonry tower located in the north...
The paper presents the experimental investigation carried out on wall specimens reproducing the anci...
This work arises from the evidences of recent collapses of historical urban walls. These events, mai...
This paper outlines the complete characterization of masonry walls composed of “Scaglia Rossa”, a ty...
Abstract Several relevant collapses of historical urban walls happened in Tuscany in the last ten ye...
The contribution aims to demonstrate the need of a methodological and interdisciplinary experience t...