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Seismic Testing of Adjacent Interacting Masonry Structures – Analysis of a Blind Prediction
Katrin Beyer, Igor Tomic, Andrea Penna
Masonry aggregates, which emerged as layouts of cities and villages became denser, make up historical centres all over the world. In these aggregates, neighbouring structures may share structural walls that are joined at the interfaces by mortar or interlo ...
Springer2024Lessons learned from a prediction and postdiction of a shake table test on an unreinforced masonry aggregate
Historical centers of Europe and Croatia are often formed by unreinforced masonry building aggregates that developed as the layout of the city or village was densified. In these aggregates, adjacent buildings can share structural walls with an older and a ...
2023Automated planning for the construction of laterally resistant masonry walls using irregular stones
Katrin Beyer, Bryan German Pantoja Rosero, Qianqing Wang, Ketson Roberto Maximiano Dos Santos
The construction industry's carbon footprint may be reduced by switching to the usage of natural stones as building materials. Construction of dry-joint stone masonry structures is difficult because of the irregular shapes and the nonuniform sizes of the s ...
2023Perceived glare from the sun behind tinted glazing: Comparing blue vs. color-neutral tints
Marilyne Andersen, Andreas Schueler, Jan Wienold, Sneha Jain, Maxime Lagier
While the influence of a glare source's spectrum on sensitivity to discomfort glare has been demonstrated repeatedly under electric light conditions, it has not yet been studied under actual daylit conditions. To investigate the influence of spectral alter ...
2023Correlation between sonic pulse velocity and flat-jack tests for the estimation of the elastic properties of unreinforced brick masonry: Case studies from Croatia
Historic urban cores in southern Europe are characterized by a significant number of existing unreinforced masonry structures that are known for their seismic vulnerability. The first step in the preservation of such damaged buildings is condition assessme ...
2023Seismic Assessment of a Masonry Church and Retrofitting Propositions. Case study of the Kapela Sveti Nikola in Petrinja
The seismic assessment of historical unreinforced masonry buildings is a challenging task, because of their vulnerability to earthquakes and the uncertainties about the material properties. This work studies the case of the Kapela Sveti Nikola, a chapel in ...
2023Deep Q-learning agent for building earthquake resisting wall
Katrin Beyer, Qianqing Wang, Ketson Roberto Maximiano Dos Santos
The construction of dry-joint brick masonry that is subject to seismic loading can be modelled as a strategy problem wherein bricks must be laid to form a load resisting structure. To learn how to mount bricks while considering relevant engineering criteri ...
2022Seismic response of historical masonry buildings and aggregates - large-scale experimental testing and macro-element modelling
The seismic analysis of existing unreinforced masonry buildings is a challenging task, troubled by different sources of material and modelling uncertainties. The historical heritage value of a building can further complicate the assessment and design of re ...
EPFL2022Seismic assessment of an existing masonry building: Collège de Cojonnex
The seismic assessment of existing unreinforced masonry buildings to determine their vulnerability is a critical issue for all earthquake-prone locations, and Switzerland is no exception. As a result, a thorough examination of the behaviour of masonry stru ...
2022Numerical simulations of retrofitting interventions on timber floors in unreinforced masonry
Katrin Beyer, Igor Tomic, Ivana Bozulic
Unreinforced masonry buildings with flexible timber floors are amongst the most vulnerable building typologies for seismic loading. Though flexible diaphragms play a role in the seismic behaviour of unreinforced masonry buildings, the impact of the connect ...
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