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Designing by Geometry. Rankine's Theorems of Transformation of Structures. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
William John Macquorn Rankine (1820-1872) was one of the main figures in establishing engineering science in the second half of the 19th. Century. His Manual of Applied Mechanics (1858) gathers most of his contributions to strength of materials and ...
Huerta Fernández, Santiago
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Homogenisation approaches for structural analysis of masonry buildings [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Modern methodologies for the conservation of architectural heritage require structural analysis for the purpose of diagnosis and safety evaluation.
Lourenço, Paulo B.   +3 more
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SEISMIC DAMAGE OF BELL TOWERS [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
some studies on towers after recent earthquake in Emilia Romagna ...
Di Tommaso, Angelo
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Structural vulnerability of Nepalese Pagoda temples [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Nepal is located in one of the most severe earthquake prone areas of the world, lying between collisions of Indian to the Eurasian plate, moving continuously, resulting in frequent devastating earthquakes within this region.
Costa, A.   +3 more
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Cracking and strength of reinforced concrete structures in flexure strengthened with carbon fibre laminates

open access: yesJournal of Civil Engineering and Management, 2007
The article presents the analysis of the cracking moment and the strength of beams reinforced with external carbon fibre. Experimental research of beams strengthened in this way has been carried out.
Juozas Valivonis, Tomas Skuturna
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Basket-Handle Arch and Its Optimum Symmetry Generation as a Structural Element and Keeping the Aesthetic Point of View [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The arches were a great advance in construction with respect to the rigid Greek linteled architecture. Its development came from the hand of the great Roman constructions, especially with the semicircular arch. In successive historical periods, different
Alcayde García, Alfredo   +5 more
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The 1985 Chile earthquake: Structural characteristics and damage statistics for the building inventory in Vina del Mar [PDF]

open access: yes, 1987
The Chile earthquake of 3 March 1985 resulted in an effective peak acceleration of 0.36g in the coastal city of Vina del Mar. The city had an inventory of over 400 reinforced concrete buildings ranging in height from 5 to 23 stories.
de la Llera, J.C.   +2 more
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Collapse of masonry structures

open access: yes, 2013
This dissertation examines the collapse of masonry structures in response to large support displacements and horizontal ground accelerations. There are two main classes of masonry structure: arches that thrust, and supporting elements, such as walls and buttresses, which resist the thrust.
openaire   +1 more source

Seismic and Restoration Assessment of Monumental Masonry Structures. [PDF]

open access: yesMaterials (Basel), 2017
Asteris PG   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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