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Innovative systems for earthquake resistant masonry enclosures in RC buildings [PDF]

, 2014
The Commission of the European Communities has recently funded a research project for the benefit of Associations of Small and Medium Enterprises (SME-AGs), aimed at developing innovative systems for masonry enclosures.
Da Porto, Francesca, Dias, António Baio, Fehling, Ekkehard, Lourenço, Paulo B., Morandi, Paolo, Vintzileou, Elizabeth, Yakut, Ahmet   +6 more
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Numerical models for the seismic assessment of an old masonry tower [PDF]

, 2010
The present paper describes the seismic assessment of the Qutb Minar in Delhi, India. Three models with different levels of complexity and simplifications were developed.
Lourenço, Paulo B., Mendes, N., Oliveira, Daniel V., Peña, Fernando   +3 more
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A New Model of Feeding Biomechanics Based on Tied‐Arch Principles

Integrative Zoology, EarlyView.
This new biomechanical model explains the major stress and strain patterns generated through the cranium during biting. The model proposes that the cranium resolves bite‐induced reaction forces through arcs of compressive stress that span the cranial structure between biting teeth and both jaw joints.
D. Rex Mitchell
wiley   +1 more source

Between the Indian Ocean and the Gulf: Ceramics From Ḥattā Oasis in the Emirate of Dubai

Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents the ceramic finds from archaeological investigations conducted in 2024 at two settlements: ‘Islamic Village' and Suhaila 2, one of a number of mountain villages of the Late Islamic period within the Ḥattā Oasis: a high‐altitude exclave in the Emirate of Dubai. The sites are located on the northeastern slopes of Jabal Qallāt
Seth M. N. Priestman, Agnese Kukela, Mansour Boraik, Hassan Mohammed Zein   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigations techniques carried out on the Qutb Minar, New Delhi, India [PDF]

, 2006
In the framework of the Eu-India Economic Cross Cultural Programme “Improving the Seismic Resistance of Cultural Heritage Buildings”, aimed at the preservation of ancient masonry structures with regard to the seismic risk, different NDT were applied to ...
Algeri, C., Casarin, F., Lourenço, Paulo B., Modena, C., Ramos, Luís F.   +4 more
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Discussion of “Learning from Failure of a Long Curved Veneer Wall: Structural Analysis and Repair” by Paulo B. Lourenço and Pedro Medeiros [PDF]

, 2014
The authors, in an interesting and valuable paper, describe the failure of the brick-masonry veneer façade of a multiuse public hall in Gondomar, Portugal. Damage occurred within 2 years of construction.
Hall, Christopher, Hamilton, Andrea, Hoff, William D.   +2 more
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An Archaeometric Approach to Reveal Organic Compounds via GC‐MS Analyses of Two Discovered Incense Burners at Daba Al‐Bayah

Archaeometry, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study focuses on two terracotta incense burners discovered in the Daba Al‐Bayah necropolis in the Musandam Peninsula (Oman), associated with an Iron Age collective tomb (LCG‐2). Through gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC‐MS), the organic residues preserved within these artifacts were analyzed to investigate their use and ...
Francesco Genchi, Federica Spagnoli, Vittorio Vinciguerra, Stefania Garzoli   +3 more
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Comportamento sísmico de paredes de alvenaria de fachada : uma breve revisão [PDF]

, 2014
O trabalho proposto surge no âmbito do estudo do comportamento sísmico de uma tipologia de parede de fachada, fachada ventilada. Pelo facto de existir uma panóplia considerável de de sistemas construtivos de fachadas ventiladas, apresenta-se neste ...
Costa, Alfredo Campos, Martins, Andreia, Vasconcelos, Graça   +2 more
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Banking Development and the Economic Impact of Natural Disasters: From Short to Long Term Effects

Journal of Regional Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates how financial development and local banking structures shape the economic resilience of communities in the aftermath of natural disasters. Focusing on Italian municipalities hit by earthquakes between 2008 and 2022, we explore the role of banking presence, particularly cooperative banks, in supporting recovery.
Valentina Peruzzi, Pierluigi Murro, Matteo Alessi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Coptic Church in the Aftermath of the Second Vatican Council: Theological or Tactical Anti‐Judaism?

Modern Theology, EarlyView.
Abstract Vatican II's declaration on the Jews, absolving them from collective guilt of deicide, marked a significant turning point in Catholic theology. Arab governments tended to perceive this development as evidence that Catholics (or Christians generally) were taking the side of Zionist Jews in the Arab‐Israeli conflict.
Amir Krispel
wiley   +1 more source