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Structural Integrity and Durability of Structures Views: 838 Downloads: 774 Vol. 16, No. 61 (2022) June 19, 2022 pp. 394-409

Effect of beam-column joints flexibility on the seismic response of setback RC buildings designed according to the Algerian seismic code

Abdallah Yacine Rahmani, Said Hicham Boukhalkhal, Mohamed Badaoui

The Algerian seismic code assumes that the beam-column joints in monolithic reinforced concrete (RC) buildings are fully rigid. However, many experiments have proven the existence of relative rotations in these connections, and then the…

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 1,210 Downloads: 473 Vol. 18, No. 69 (2024) April 25, 2024 pp. 89-105

Methodology to minimize the dynamic response of tall buildings under wind load controlled through semi-active magneto-rheological dampers

Francisco da Silva Brandão, Alex Koch de Almeida, Letícia Fleck Fadel Miguel

This paper proposes a methodology to evaluate and optimize the dynamic response of tall buildings under wind loading, controlled through semi-active Magneto-Rheological dampers (MR dampers). For this, a tall building, modeled as a 2D…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.69.07

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Miscellanea Views: 588 Downloads: 410 Vol. 12, No. 46 (2018) September 27, 2018 pp. 361-370

Stress performance of embedded carbon fiber reinforced plastics plate consolidated reinforced concrete structure

Hua Zhu

With the development of the building industry, various novel building materials have emerged. Modern buildings requires higher on performance of building materials, and the performance of old buildings has not been able to keep up the pace…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.46.33

Details: Stress performance of embedded carbon fiber reinforced plastics plate consolidated reinforced concrete structure PDF Visual Abstract

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SI: Design of Civil Environmental Engineering Views: 713 Downloads: 435 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 2, 2018 pp. 186-208

Hexagrid-Voronoi transition in structural patterns for tall buildings

elena mele, massimiliano fraldi, Gian Maria Montuori, gianpaolo perrella, vincenzo della vista

In this paper, a first insight into the role that non-conventional structural patterns might play in the design of tall buildings is presented. The idea is to explore the mechanical properties of selected non-conventional structural…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.15

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Miscellanea Views: 817 Downloads: 493 Vol. 8, No. 30 (2014) September 10, 2014 pp. pages 145-152

Thermal degradation in Carrara marbles as the cause of deformation of cladding slabs

A. Spagnoli, M. Migliazza, M. Zucali, A.M. Ferrero

Marble slabs, typically used as façade panels to externally cover buildings, might permanently deform after a certain time of environmental exposure. This phenomenon, called bowing, is generally accompanied by a reduction of strength which…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.19

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SI: Modeling in Structural Integrity Views: 599 Downloads: 361 Vol. 19, No. 71 (2025) November 28, 2024 pp. 263-272

Long-term development of mechanical properties of concrete with different water to cement ratio and internal curing ability

Vlastimil Bílek, Michal Pesata, Katerina Matyskova, Petr Miarka

Concretes with water to cement (or binder) ratios of 0.50. 0.40, 0.30 and 0.20 were prepared and long-term mechanical properties were measured. Porous light-weight aggregates (LWA) in dosages of 10 % and 20 % were used for self-curing…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.71.19

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SI: Fracture and Damage Detection in Masonry Structures Views: 1,081 Downloads: 493 Vol. 14, No. 51 (2020) December 3, 2019 pp. 398-409

Retrofit assessment of masonry buildings through simplified structural analysis

Mariateresa Guadagnuolo, Marianna Aurilio, Giuseppe Faella

The current seismic prevention strategy is based on a unitary approach aimed at a risk mitigation, also at territorial level. The Italian guidelines for the assessment and mitigation of seismic risk of cultural heritage provides…

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Miscellanea Views: 725 Downloads: 420 Vol. 8, No. 30 (2014) September 10, 2014 pp. pages 526-536

Time-history simulation of civil architecture earthquake disaster relief- based on the three-dimensional dynamic finite element method

Liu Bing, Qi Yaoguang, Du Jiyun

Earthquake action is the main external factor which influences long-term safe operation of civil construction, especially of the high-rise building. Applying time-history method to simulate earthquake response process of civil construction…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.63

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Miscellanea Views: 1,480 Downloads: 711 Vol. 12, No. 45 (2018) June 17, 2018 pp. 14-32

Seismic Behavior Assessment of a Brazilian Heritage Construction

Francisco da Silva Brandão, Aldecira Diógenes, João Fernandes, Esequiel Mesquita, Michele Betti

Preservation of historical constructions, and passing it on to future generations, is a major issue in modern societies. Earthquakes are one of the major causes of damages to heritage buildings across the world. The city of Sobral (Ceará…

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Reliability and Life Extension of Components Views: 1,168 Downloads: 642 Vol. 15, No. 57 (2021) June 22, 2021 pp. 138-159

Reliability and Reliability-based Sensitivity Analyses of Steel Moment-Resisting Frame Structure subjected to Extreme Actions

Abbasali Sadeghi, Hamid Kazemi, Maysam Samadi

The ground external columns of buildings are vulnerable to the extreme actions such as a vehicle collision. This event is a common scenario of buildings' damages. In this study, a nonlinear model of 2-story steel moment-resisting frame (…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.57.12

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Miscellanea Views: 1,008 Downloads: 588 Vol. 11, No. 41 (2017) June 28, 2017 pp. Pages 412-423

An experimental study on mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced concrete of energy piles

Songying Zhao, Lei Chen, Yan Fu

The technology of energy piles for heat storage involves turning the concrete piles buried beneath the ground into a part of the ground-source heat pump system and burying the heat-transfer tubes in the foundation piles, which are regarded…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.41.52

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SI: Design of Civil Environmental Engineering Views: 614 Downloads: 381 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 2, 2018 pp. 150-160

Development of a piezoelectric energy-harvesting sensor: from concept to reality

Konstantinos Gkoumas, Franco Bontempi, Prof.

This study focuses on the development and integrated design over a 24-month period of a high efficiency energy-harvesting (EH) temperature sensor, based on piezoelectric materials, with applications for the sustainability of smart…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.12

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Miscellanea Views: 678 Downloads: 448 Vol. 4, No. 14 (2010) pp. pages 76-80

Liquefaction mathematical analysis for improvement structures stability

A. Namdar, A. K. Pelko, A. Nusrath

The stability of any structure is possible if foundation is appropriately designed. The Bandar abbas is the largest and most important port of Iran, with high seismicity and occurring strong earthquakes in this territory, the soil…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,358 Downloads: 495 Vol. 10, No. 36 (2016) March 22, 2016 pp. PAges 78-98

Methodological developments in the field of structural integrity analyses of large scale reactor pressure vessels in Hungary

Tamás Fekete

Buildings, structures and systems of large scale and high value (e.g. conventional and nuclear power plants, etc.) are designed for a certain, limited service lifetime. If the standards and guidelines of the time are taken into account…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.36.09

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Structural Integrity and Durability of Structures Views: 841 Downloads: 467 Vol. 14, No. 54 (2020) September 23, 2020 pp. 66-87

Vibration control in buildings under seismic excitation using optimized tuned mass dampers

Francisco da Silva Brandão, Letícia Fleck Fadel Miguel

Earthquakes can cause vibration problems in many types of structures, generating large displacements. The interstory drift is a design criterion very used in seismic analysis and the structural control is an alternative to reduce these…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.54.05

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 940 Downloads: 388 Vol. 18, No. 69 (2024) April 20, 2024 pp. 71-88

Effectiveness of Partial Wrapping of Stainless-Steel Wire Mesh on Compression Behavior of Concrete Cylinders

Sunil Raiyani, Paresh Patel, S Suriya Prakash

Partial confinement can provide sufficient reinforcement to enhance the compressive strength and ductility of concrete with lesser confining material. This paper presents the results of an axial compression test conducted on eighteen plain…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.69.06

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Miscellanea Views: 1,374 Downloads: 601 Vol. 9, No. 34 (2015) September 28, 2015

Static and dynamic experimental study of strengthened inforced short concrete corbel by using carbon fabrics, crack path in shear zone

I. Ivanova, J. Assih

The paper presents an experimental analysis of tracking the path of the cracks and crack growth in strengthened or repair reinforced concrete short corbels bonded by carbon fiber fabrics under static and dynamic loads. The reinforced short…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.34.09

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SI: Design of Civil Environmental Engineering Views: 1,198 Downloads: 432 Vol. 12, No. 46 (2018) September 26, 2018 pp. 240-251

Management of multi-source information to identify the typology of the horizontal structures in historical masonry buildings: the case study of the Museum of Capodimonte in Naples (Italy)

Alessandra Maione, Luca Umberto Argiento, Claudia Casapulla, Andrea Prota

The evaluation of the seismic safety of ancient masonry buildings usually requires compounding the need of preservation of the historical values with the need of achieving a proper level of knowledge of the parameters influencing their…

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Miscellanea Views: 1,469 Downloads: 554 Vol. 9, No. 33 (2015) June 19, 2015 pp. pages 80-88

Interpreting experimental fracture toughness results of quasi-brittle natural materials through multi-parameter approaches

Andrea Spagnoli, Andrea Carpinteri, Sabrina Vantadori

Natural stones like marbles are often employed as façade panels to externally cover buildings. These natural materials tend to exhibit a quasi-brittle nonlinear fracture behaviour which, conversely to concrete counterpart, has much less…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.33.11

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SI: Design of Civil Environmental Engineering Views: 733 Downloads: 349 Vol. 13, No. 48 (2019) March 13, 2019 pp. 706-739

Parametric analysis on external dissipative link system for seismic protection of low rise r.c. buildings

Mario Lucio Puppio, Martina Ferrini

The seismic rehabilitation of existing r.c. and masonry buildings is a topical issue in Civil Engineering. A useful technique consists in the introduction of external bracing system. This kind of intervention can be improved throughout the…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.48.66

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Analytical, Numerical and Physical Models Views: 1,332 Downloads: 1,141 Vol. 17, No. 66 (2023) September 27, 2023 pp. 273-296

Behavior of a Multi-Story Steel Structure with Eccentric X-Brace

Abdulkhalik Abdulridha

Eccentrically Braced Frames (EBFs) outperform moment-resisting frames in seismically active regions because of their strength, stiffness, energy dissipation, and ductility. Conventional bracing systems, such as X, Y, V, or K types, are…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.66.17

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Miscellanea Views: 749 Downloads: 562 Vol. 8, No. 30 (2014) September 10, 2014 pp. pages 545-551

An analysis research of the stiffness characteristics of hospital building materials

Chen Yunyu

This paper primarily aims to introduce different stiffness ratio requirements for hospital buildings of various structural styles, to achieve a new standard. The requirements of each stiffness ratio are analyzed, according to the…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.65

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SI: Crack Paths - CP2024 Views: 657 Downloads: 606 Vol. 19, No. 73 (2025) May 6, 2025 pp. 59-73

Flood-induced load effects on real-scale structures: a 3D multilevel dynamic analysis

Umberto De Maio, Fabrizio Greco, Paolo Lonetti, Paolo Nevone Blasi, Girolamo Sgambitterra

In this work, the structural behavior of masonry buildings under flash flood actions is analyzed by using a novel 3D multilevel fluid/structure model. The proposed numerical framework consists of a macro-scale model based on the…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.73.05

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Structural Integrity and Durability of Structures Views: 559 Downloads: 897 Vol. 16, No. 60 (2022) March 25, 2022 pp. 464-487

Structural and seismic vulnerability assessment of the Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral in Catanzaro (Italy): classical and advanced approaches for the analysis of local and global failure mechanisms

Fabrizio Greco, Daniele Gaetano, Lorenzo Leonetti, Paolo Lonetti, Arturo Pascuzzo, Aurora Skrame

The evaluation of the seismic vulnerability of existing buildings is becoming very significant nowadays, especially for ancient masonry structures, that represent the cultural and historical heritage of our countries. In this research, the…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.60.32

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Miscellanea Views: 1,158 Downloads: 720 Vol. 17, No. 64 (2023) March 21, 2023 pp. 186-203

The influence of notch connection location on the short-term behaviour of timber-concrete composite beams, modelling of TCC beams and research for optimal locations, a numerical study

Hedmessaoud Zinelaabidine, Boudaoud Zeineddine, Ferhoune Noureddine

Timber-concrete composite beams, known as TCC beams, have been widely used in rehabilitation or in new buildings where several types of connections are commonly inserted to ensure partial composite action between the timber joist and the…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.64.12

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SI: Structural Integrity and Safety: Experimental and Numerical Perspectives Views: 668 Downloads: 544 Vol. 14, No. 51 (2020) October 17, 2019 pp. 52-70

Evaluation of the dynamic response of structures using auxetic-type base isolation

Georgios Drosopoulos, Preyolin Naidoo

Base isolation is a widely-used method used to minimise the harmful effects of earthquakes on buildings. Unlike a fixed base building, a building with a base isolation system essentially decouples the superstructure from the substructure…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.51.05

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 1,353 Downloads: 368 Vol. 18, No. 70 (2024) September 1, 2024 pp. 210-226

An interface-based microscopic model for the failure analysis of masonry structures reinforced with timber retrofit solutions

Fabrizio Greco, Lorenzo Leonetti, Paolo Lonetti, Paolo Nevone Blasi, Arturo Pascuzzo, Giacinto Porco

This paper presents a refined Finite Element (FE) modeling strategy for analyzing the failure behavior of regular masonry structures reinforced with timber-based retrofit solutions. The proposed model schematizes the masonry as brick…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.70.12

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SI: Design of Civil Environmental Engineering Views: 1,831 Downloads: 888 Vol. 13, No. 47 (2019) December 2, 2018 pp. 161-168

Building irregularity issues and architectural design in seismic areas

Valerio Alecci, Mario De Stefano

When designing buildings in seismic areas, choices of the architectural designer heavily influences seismic structural performances. Namely, building morphology may lead to complex seismic responses as it occurs when building plan and…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.47.13

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SI: Structural Integrity and fatigue mechanisms: applications and recent trends Views: 1,082 Downloads: 797 Vol. 16, No. 62 (2022) September 22, 2022 pp. 634-659

Failure analysis of compressed earth block using numerical plastic damage model

Samir Bouhiyadi, Laidi Souinida, Youssef El hassouani

In the last decade, several studies have been introduced to the development and use of compressed earth blocks in green building construction. Studying the evaluation of existing cracks in construction builders by these blocks is an…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.62.44

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SI: Fracture and Damage Detection in Masonry Structures Views: 624 Downloads: 428 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) August 26, 2019 pp. 194-208

Quantifying the out-of-plane response of unreinforced masonry walls subjected to relative support motion

Michele Godio, Katrin Beyer

TThe supports of out-of-plane loaded unreinforced masonry walls in buildings are subjected to a motion that is filtered and amplified by the building structure and, in some cases, can be significantly different from the ground motion.…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.50.17

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Integrity of materials and structures Views: 2,794 Downloads: 992 Vol. 18, No. 69 (2024) April 17, 2024 pp. 43-59

Civil Structural Health Monitoring and Machine Learning: A Comprehensive Review

Asraar Anjum, Meftah Hrairi, Abdul Aabid, Norfazrina Yatim, Maisarah Ali

In the past five years, the implementation of machine learning (ML) techniques has surged in civil engineering applications, particularly for optimizing and predicting solutions to various challenges. More robust prediction models may be…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.69.04

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Structural Integrity and Safety: Experimental and Numerical Perspectives Views: 968 Downloads: 755 Vol. 15, No. 57 (2021) June 22, 2021 pp. 246-258

Railway overhead contact wire monitoring system by means of FBG sensors

Erwin Ciro Zuleta, Carla Lupi, Ferdinando Felli, Claudio Paris, Cristian Vendittozzi

Safety of infrastructures represents one of the most significant concerns for governments and service providers to preserve people's well-being. One of the main ways to keep in safe facilities (buildings, bridges, railways, etc.) involves…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.57.18

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Impact & Dynamics Views: 868 Downloads: 709 Vol. 16, No. 61 (2022) June 19, 2022 pp. 108-118

Behavior assessment of asymmetrical building with concrete damage plasticity (CDP) under seismic load

Patrick Oliveira Batista da Costa, Rúbia Mara Bosse, Gustavo de Miranda Saleme Gidrão

According to the research conducted, the asymmetric multi-storey buildings are complex and suffer from severe damage caused by increased torsional response. This paper addresses the behavior assessment of setback building with irregularity…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.61.07

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Structural Integrity and Durability of Structures Views: 577 Downloads: 550 Vol. 13, No. 50 (2019) August 25, 2019 pp. 300-309

Experimental Research on Fracture Behavior of Concrete after High Temperature

Peng Qiu

High-strength concrete has been widely used in various complex buildings. The fracture and mechanical properties of high-strength concrete after fire have great research value. Based on the double K fracture model, the fracture properties…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.50.25

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Miscellanea Views: 775 Downloads: 457 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) June 24, 2019 pp. 714-724

Carbonization Resistance of Reinforced Concrete under Bending Load

Yan Liu, Jun Ren, Zhongxian Li, Qiuli Gao, Shengli Zhao

Fly ash has been used more and more often to take the place of cement as the admixture of concrete in the construction of concrete buildings. However, with the increase of the carbon dioxide (CO₂) concentration in the atmosphere…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.49.64

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Fracture Views: 943 Downloads: 431 Vol. 14, No. 54 (2020) September 23, 2020 pp. 317-324

Investigation of the effect of impact load on concrete-filled steel tube columns under fire

Ali Golsoorat Pahlaviani, Ali Mohammad Rousta, Peyman Beiranvand

Concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) columns are increasingly used in the construction of high-rise buildings which require high strength and large working space especially at lower stories. As compared to reinforced concrete columns…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.54.22

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SI: Modeling in Structural Integrity Views: 353 Downloads: 174 Vol. 20, No. 76 (2026) January 31, 2026 pp. 129-153

Seismic performance of steel frames with a hybrid bracing system combining concentric steel bracing and friction dampers

Abdulkhalik Abdulridha, Ibrahim Harba, Ahmed AL-Shaar

This paper assesses a hybrid bracing system involving concentric steel bracing in combination with friction dampers to improve seismic performance in steel moment frame buildings. Three prototype (5, 10, and 15 stories) steel moment frame…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.76.09

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Structural Integrity and Durability of Structures Views: 822 Downloads: 833 Vol. 16, No. 61 (2022) June 19, 2022 pp. 294-307

Effect of reinforcement type on structural behavior of RC beams containing recycled aggregate

Rasha Elsadany, Sherif H. Al-Tersawy, Hossam El-Din M. Sallam

Concrete containing wastes from the demolition of old deteriorated buildings are produced enormously. Concrete is a brittle matrix that is usually reinforced by ductile reinforcement such as steel bars. However, due to the susceptibility…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.61.20

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Miscellanea Views: 856 Downloads: 349 Vol. 13, No. 49 (2019) June 23, 2019 pp. 614-629

Damage identification in beams using additional rove mass and wavelet transform

Erwin U. Lopez Palechor, Luciano M. Bezerra, Marcus Vinicius G. de Morais, Ramon S. Y. R. C. Silva, Edenia N. Barros

There is a need for efficient techniques that could identify damages in structures such as in bridges, pipelines, buildings, dams, among others. In order to carry out continuous monitoring of structures, this paper proposes a new…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.49.56

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Fatigue and Fracture of non metallic materials Views: 1,387 Downloads: 579 Vol. 18, No. 67 (2024) December 17, 2023 pp. 80-93

Effect of Granular Waste Compact Disc on Bond Strength between Steel Bars and Surrounding Concrete

Barzan Mawlood, Sanaa Khaleel, Ahmed Mohammad

In recent decades, researchers have tried to use waste materials as a partial or complete replacement of the gravel ingredients of concrete to reduce environmental impact. One of these materials is electronic waste. The problem of this…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.67.06

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SI: Fracture and Damage Detection in Masonry Structures Views: 914 Downloads: 633 Vol. 14, No. 51 (2020) December 12, 2019 pp. 517-533

Rigid block and finite element analysis of settlement-induced failure mechanisms in historic masonry wall panels

Raffaele Gagliardo, Lucrezia Cascini, Francesco Portioli, Raffaele Landolfo, Giovanni Tomaselli, Marialaura Malena, Gianmarco de Felice

The paper is related to the assessment of collapse mechanisms of historic masonry structures suffering settlements induced by ground movements. Two numerical strategies are adopted in order to study the influence of the settled zone on the…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.51.39

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SI: Design of Civil Environmental Engineering Views: 672 Downloads: 694 Vol. 12, No. 46 (2018) September 26, 2018 pp. 178-189

An on-site teaching laboratory in a village damaged by the 2009 Abruzzo earthquake

Linda Giresini, Mauro Sassu

This paper illustrates a two-year program of summer internships that involved forty students from the School of Engineering (University of Pisa) in 2010-2011. The activity consisted in a systematic survey of damages occurred in a village…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.46.17

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Miscellanea Views: 1,087 Downloads: 792 Vol. 16, No. 61 (2022) June 19, 2022 pp. 69-88

Flexural behavior of delta and bi-delta cold-formed steel beams: experimental investigation and numerical analysis

Yazid Hadidane, Nadia Kouider, Mohammed Benzerara

Cold-formed steel (CFS) structural members retain their positions in the lightweight construction industry. This is due to the significant advantages of CFS. The optimization of these CFS elements will allow the construction of economical…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.61.05

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Miscellanea Views: 1,059 Downloads: 477 Vol. 12, No. 45 (2018) June 20, 2018 pp. 121-134

Fatigue life assessment for a welded detail: advantages of a local energetic approach and experimental validation

Luigi Viespoli, Filippo Berto, Aurelio Somà

In modern civil buildings, as well as in mechanical and naval constructions, welding is a widely diffused technological process. The fatigue assessment, as design or verification procedure, of a welded joint to evaluate his endurance with…

10.3221/IGF-ESIS.45.10

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