Abstract: The wooden columnar structure of the historical building of Ali Qapu in Isfahan is a notable sample of Iranian traditional construction of 350 years ago. In this study, the structural system and load carrying elements of ...

Abstract: This study investigates the influence of imperfections on the structural behavior of Persian brick masonry arches subjected to linear loading through finite-element analysis using ANSYS (version 18) software. Nonlinear ...

Abstract: In this paper, the structural behavior of nine historical brick masonry minarets in Isfahan, which were built in the eleventh and twelfth centuries A.D., against weight, temperature, wind, and earthquakes is studied. A ...

Abstract: In this paper, the structural behavior of nine historical brick masonry minarets in Isfahan, which were built in the eleventh and twelfth centuries A.D., against weight, temperature, wind, and earthquakes is studied. A ...