Extending displacement-based earthquake loss assessment (DBELA) for the computation of fragility curves [PDF]
, 2012 This paper presents a new procedure to derive fragility functions for populations of buildings that relies on the displacement-based earthquake loss assessment (DBELA) methodology.
Akkar +31 more
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Field Theory and Colonialism: Indirect Colonial Situation as a Social Field in Egypt (1882–1922)
Sociology Lens, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper argues that Egypt under British rule (1882–1922) constituted a field of power in which the local state of Egypt and the British administration competed to dominate three key subfields to ensure control over a contested territory: the modern courts system, policing, and agricultural production.
Mehdi Hoseini
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Structural behaviour of masonry arch with no-horizontal springing settlement [PDF]
, 2017 This paper presents a calculation procedure for assessing the structural integrity of a masonry arch with non-horizontal springing settlement. By applying the Principle of Virtual Work (PVW) to the deformed arch system, the procedure proposed herein ...
Pellegrino, Carlo +2 more
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Renaissance Studies, EarlyView.Abstract Pedro de Ayala served as a diplomat for King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile at the courts of Henry VII, King of England, and James IV, King of Scots. In July 1498, he wrote a letter, partly in cipher, to report to his king and queen on such matters as Spain's interests in international diplomacy; the characters and ...
Adrian William Jaime +2 more
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Aided diagnosis of structural pathologies with an expert system [PDF]
, 2013 Sustainability and safety are social demands for long-life buildings. Suitable inspection and maintenance tasks on structural elements are needed for keeping buildings safely in service.
Bernat Masó, Ernest, Gil Espert, Lluís
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La Espiritualidad: Transmitting Peruvian Culturo‐Spiritual Elements into Occidental Systemic Spaces
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, Volume 47, Issue 2, June 2026.ABSTRACT This paper is a decolonising, Indigenous qualitative inquiry that integrates elements of critical autoethnography, narrative methods and conceptual analysis to explore how Peruvian Andean cosmology can inform contemporary systems thinking and family therapy practice.
Deisy Amorin Woods
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THE EVOLUTION OF THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF MASONRY BUILDINGS IN CANADA
Gestão & Tecnologia de Projetos, 2012 This paper provides an opportunity to formulate a statement of the current status of masonry engineering in Canada with some perspective from the past and some insight into potential for the future.
Robert G. Drysdale
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Dataset from the detailed survey of vintage unreinforced masonry buildings in the State of Queensland, Australia. [PDF]
Data Brief, 2022 Derakhshan H +3 more
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Masonry wall panels retrofitted with thermal-insulating GFRP-reinforced jacketing [PDF]
, 2015 Today there is a need to provide thermally efficient walls, while at the same time to increase the mechanical properties of old unreinforced masonry walls that will not require large amounts of energy in the retrofitting or deconstruction processes.
Belloni, Elisa +5 more
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Generalised Kinematic Single‐Impact and Multi‐Impact Models for Rocking Structures
Earthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, Volume 55, Issue 6, Page 1179-1202, May 2026.ABSTRACT The rocking motion is fundamental in earthquake engineering, as it reflects the dynamic behaviour of many structural systems. However, simulating the impacts during rocking motion remains a challenging topic, as they occur in a very short time, generate high impulsive forces, cause sudden changes in velocities and result in rapid energy losses.
Georgios Vlachakis +3 more
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