MECHANICS OF MASONRY STRUCTURES

Basic principles of the constitutive behavior of the masonry material. Global mechanical behavior of masonry structures. Study of the local behavior of masonry structural components. Static and seismic analysis of an existing masonry building by means of FEM software for structural analysis.

1. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MASONRY

2. LIMIT ANALYSIS

3. MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR OF HYSTORIC MASONRY STRUCTURES

4. ITALIAN AND EUROPEAN STANDARDS FOR THE DESIGN OF MASONRY STRUCTURES

5. LOCAL AND GLOBAL BEHAVIOUR OF MASONRY STRUCTURES

6. ARCHES AND VAULTS.

7. MODELING AND ANALYSIS OF MASONRY STRUCTURES

SUPPLEMENTARY TOPICS I: I STRUCTURAL DAMAGE

SUPPLEMENTARY TOPICS I - TRADITIONAL AND INNOVATIVE STRUCTURAL RETROFITTING TECHNIQUES

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