Abstract: The uniaxial monotonic compressive behavior of tuff masonry has been studied by laboratory tests carried out along the directions parallel and orthogonal to the mortar bed joints. Based on the experimental results, different ...

Abstract: The New Law Court in Naples, Italy is a group of buildings where all the law activities of the city are conducted. Load tests on the structure were required for the final acceptance of the purchaser after the construction ...

Abstract: An earthquake sequence struck the province of L’Aquila (central Italy) leaving 305 dead, about 1,500 injured, and 29,000 homeless. Hundreds of low-intensity events occurred between January and March, 2009. The mainshock ...

Abstract: A full-scale unreinforced masonry (URM) wall with an opening was tested under in-plane lateral loading. The wall was first subjected to monotonically increasing displacements until a moderate damage level was reached. The ...

Abstract: Past experimental tests on a full-scale masonry wall with an opening evidenced the key role of the spandrel panel in the in-plane nonlinear response of the system. Recent seismic codes do not provide specific criteria to ...