Abstract: The mechanism method, based on the particularization of limit design to masonry structures proposed by Heyman, is certainly a very suitable procedure for the analysis of no-tension material arches, especially because of ...

Abstract: A simple graphic procedure for the optimum design of elastomeric seismic isolation devices is proposed. Starting from the design requirements concerning a base-isolated building, such as the device’s stiffness, maximum ...

Abstract: Curved surface sliders are generally preferred for the seismic isolation of buildings because of their technical features, such as the fact that the value of the vibration period is theoretically independent of the mass. ...

Abstract: According to Heyman's extension of limit design to masonry structures, the safety of stone arches is a purely geometrical matter, considering that it is almost always possible to assess that mean compressive stresses are ...

Abstract: The analysis of the actual seismic behavior of the Operative Building of the Civil Protection Centre in Foligno, Italy, which is seismically isolated by means of high damping rubber bearings (HDRBs), is shown. An accelerometer ...