Recently, a considerable literature has grown up around the theme of seismic protection of rigid blocks, with a special focus on strategies to reduce the overturning vulnerability due to rocking motion. The present paper ...

After the seismic events of the 20th and 29th of May 2012 in Emilia (Italy), most of the monumental and historic buildings of the area were severely damaged. In a few structures, partial collapse mechanisms were observed ...

This paper deals with a high-sensitivity method for the assessment of damage in high-strength fibres exposed to UV radiation. A recently developed experimental testing machine, based on an optical measurement system and ...

This paper presents the analyses conducted on the data acquired by the monitoring system of the “Regina Montis Regalis” Basilica of Vicoforte (Italy) in the decade 2004–2014. The Basilica is a building of great historical, ...

This work describes a novel method for measuring the damping, the elastic modulus and the non-linear behavior of high strength low damping fiber materials such as para-aramids, silicon carbide (SiC) and carbon. The method ...

Modal expansion techniques are typically used to expand the experimental modal displacements at sensor positions to all unmeasured degrees of freedom. Since in most cases, sensors can be attached only at limited locations ...

The seismic behaviour of many art objects and obelisks can be analysed in the context of the seismic response of rigid blocks. Starting from the pioneering works by Housner, a large number of analytical studies of the rigid ...

The performance of tuned mass dampers (TMDs) diminishes as the input duration shortens. As a result, they are not recommended for use against short-duration, pulse-like ground motions, such as those occurring in near-field ...

Modern monitoring techniques contribute to accurately describing the structural health conditions of historical buildings and to optimizing the plan of maintenance as well as the restoring intervention. Particularly, dynamic ...