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An enhanced finite element macro-model for the realistic simulation of localized cracks in masonry structures: a large-scale application
Saloustros, Savvas; Pelà, Luca; Cervera Ruiz, Miguel; Roca Fabregat, Pedro (Taylor & Francis, 2018-03)
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Accés obertFinite element macro-modelling approaches are widely used for the analysis of large-scale masonry structures. Despite their efficiency, they still face two important challenges: the realistic representation of damage and ... -
An orthotropic damage model for masonry walls with consistent damage evolution laws
Teschemacher, Tobias; Kalkbrenner, Philip; Pelà, Luca; Wüchner, Roland; Bletzinger, Kai Uwe (2023-10)
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Accés obertThis research presents a constitutive model for the macro scale simulation of masonry structures. The model is containing an orthotropic plane stress assumption, which appears as an appropriate assumption for the in-plane ... -
An orthotropic damage model for the analysis of masonry structures
Pelà, Luca; Cervera Ruiz, Miguel; Roca Fabregat, Pedro (2013)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialThis paper presents a numerical model for nonlinear analysis of masonry structural elements based on Continuum Damage Mechanics. The material is described at the macro-level, i.e. it is modeled as a homogeneous orthotropic ... -
Analisi di strutture murarie rinforzate con FRP attraverso modelli reticolari non lineari
Benedetti, Andrea; Marani, Federica; Pelà, Luca (Pitágora, 2009)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialNell’articolo si affronta il tema della valutazione di affidabilità sismica di strutture ordinarie di muratura anche rinforzate con polimeri CFRP. La valutazione dell’efficienza di interventi di consolidamento ed altresì ... -
Analisi pushover di ponti in muratura
Aprile, Alessandra; Pelà, Luca; Benedetti, Andrea (2006)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialI ponti ad arco in muratura sono assai diffusi nella rete infrastrutturale nazionale; si tratta di opere costruite per lo più nel secolo scorso, che svolgono tuttora la propria attività a pieno regime. Il recente adeguamento ... -
Analysis of the effect of provisional ties on the construction and current deformation of Mallorca cathedral
Pelà, Luca; Bourgeois, Julien; Roca Fabregat, Pedro; Cervera Ruiz, Miguel; Chiumenti, Michele (2016-04)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialThis paper presents the analysis of the structure of Mallorca Cathedral taking into account the influence on structural behaviour of auxiliary iron ties used during the construction process. Recent studies (Roca et al., ... -
Analysis of the performance in the linear field of Equivalent-Frame Models for regular and irregular masonry walls
Siano, Rossella; Sepe, Vincenzo; Camata, Guido; Spacone, Enrico; Roca Fabregat, Pedro; Pelà, Luca (2017-08)
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Accés obertThe Equivalent-Frame Method (EFM), a simplified procedure for structural modelling of masonry constructions, is having a great success for the good balance that it allows between the accuracy of the geometrical description ... -
Analytical derivation of seismic fragility curves for historical masonry structures based on stochastic analysis of uncertain material parameters
Saloustros, Savvas; Pelà, Luca; Contrafatto, Francesca Romana; Roca Fabregat, Pedro; Petromichelakis, Yiannis (Taylor & Francis, 2019-10)
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Accés obertThis work presents a probabilistic method to assess the seismic vulnerability of historical masonry structures, such as churches or cathedrals, including uncertainty analysis of the material parameters. The proposed approach ... -
Anisotropy and compressive strength evaluation of solid fired clay bricks by testing small specimens
Cabané Cañas, Albert; Pelà, Luca; Roca Fabregat, Pedro (2022-08)
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Accés obertA study is presented on the use of a non-standard 40 × 40 × 40 mm3 specimen for the experimental measurement of the compressive strength of solid fired clay bricks extracted from existing masonry buildings. The viability ... -
Assessing community resilience, housing recovery and impact of mitigation strategies at the urban scale: a case study after the 2012 Northern Italy Earthquake
Basaglia, Alberto; Aprile, Alessandra; Spacone, Enrico; Pelà, Luca (2020-10)
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Accés obertIn this paper, the reconstruction process of a town afected by the 2012 Northern Italy Earthquake is analysed using information published on the town journal. Relevant aspects are highlighted, and the housing recovery is ... -
Assessing the impact of seismic risk mitigation at the urban scale on community resilience and housing recovery
Basaglia, Alberto; Aprile, Alessandra; Spacone, Enrico; Pelà, Luca (International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE), 2021)
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Accés obertEuropean historical city centers are particularly prone to natural disasters. This is due to the fragility of structures that often times do not comply with seismic codes; the high constructions’ density that causes induced ... -
Assessment of structural damage in historical constructions using numerical models : the case of the church of the Poblet Monastery
Saloustros, Savvas; Pelà, Luca; Roca Fabregat, Pedro; Portal, Jorge (2014)
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Accés obertThis paper presents the assessment of the structural damage and stability of the church of the Royal Monastery of Santa Maria de Poblet, one of the UNESCO World Heritage sites in Spain. The structure presents damage ... -
Automated data analysis for static structural health monitoring of masonry heritage structures
Makoond, Nirvan Chandra; Pelà, Luca; Molins i Borrell, Climent; Roca Fabregat, Pedro; Alarcón Fernández, Daniel (Wiley, 2020-10)
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Accés obertMasonry heritage structures are often affected by slow irreversible deterioration mechanisms that can jeopardise structural stability in the foreseeable future. Static structural health monitoring (SHM), aimed at the ... -
Building survey forms for heterogeneous urban areas in seismically hazardous zones: application to the historical center of Valparaíso, Chile
Jiménez, Belén; Pelà, Luca; Hurtado, Marcela (Taylor & Francis, 2018-08)
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Accés obertBuilding survey is an essential data-collection procedure to feed large-scale seismic vulnerability assessment. The available strategies usually consider survey forms to gather information about the urban buildings. The ... -
Challenges posed by computational modelling and nonlinear analysis of complex historical masonry structures
Pelà, Luca; Saloustros, Savvas; Roca Fabregat, Pedro (Centro Internacional de Métodos Numéricos en Ingeniería (CIMNE), 2019)
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Accés restringit per política de l'editorialThis study analyses some of the most common challenges encountered in numerical modelling and nonlinear analysis of complex historical masonry structures of the built cultural heritage. The research highlights the need for ... -
Challenges, tools and applications of tracking algorithms in the numerical modelling of cracks in concrete and masonry structures
Saloustros, Savvas; Cervera Ruiz, Miguel; Pelà, Luca (2019-09)
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Accés obertThe importance of crack propagation in the structural behaviour of concrete and masonry structures has led to the development of a wide range of finite element methods for crack simulation. A common standpoint in many of ... -
Classes-workshop per a projectes en grup
Pelà, Luca; Molins i Borrell, Climent; Roca Fabregat, Pedro (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Institut de Ciències de l'Educació, 2014-04-24)
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Accés obertL'activitat d'aprenentatge actiu ha estat implementada a l’assignatura Inspecció, Anàlisi i Restauració de Construccions Històriques. La pràctica docent consisteix a dedicar dues classes de tres hores a dos tallers ... -
Classes-workshop per a projectes en grup
Pelà, Luca; Roca Fabregat, Pedro; Molins i Borrell, Climent (Institut de Ciències de l'Educació (ICE), 2014)
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Accés obertLa publicació que teniu a les mans és el resultat de la I Convocatòria de Bones Pràctiques Docents a la UPC de l’any 2013, que en la seva primera edició es va centrar en recollir exemples sobre metodologies actives que es ... -
Combined in-situ and laboratory minor destructive testing of historical mortars
Pelà, Luca; Roca Fabregat, Pedro; Aprile, Alessandra (Taylor & Francis, 2018-03)
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Accés obertMortar is of all masonry components the most difficult to be experimentally characterised in heritage buildings. This paper investigates the possibility of combining different in-situ and laboratory minor destructive testing ... -
Combining Brazilian tests on masonry cores and double punch tests for the mechanical characterization of historical mortars
Marastoni, Diego; Pelà, Luca; Benedetti, Andrea; Roca Fabregat, Pedro (2016-06)
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Accés obertThis research presents a novel integrated methodology for the experimental characterization of historical mortars, including different types of laboratory tests. Different experimental tests on lime mortar brickwork were ...