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Journal Articles

2024

An image convolution-based method for the irregular stone packing problem in masonry wall construction

Q. Wang; B. G. Pantoja Rosero; K. R. Maximiano Dos Santos; K. Beyer

European Journal of Operational Research. 2024. DOI : 10.1016/j.ejor.2024.01.037.

Journal Articles

2024

An image convolution-based method for the irregular stone packing problem in masonry wall construction

Photogrammetry-aided numerical seismic assessment of historical structures composed of adobe, stone and brick masonry. Application to the San Juan Bautista Church built on the Inca temple of Huaytará, Peru

2023

Shake-table test on a historical masonry aggregate: prediction and postdiction using an equivalent-frame model

Automated image-based generation of finite element models for masonry buildings

Damage-augmented digital twins towards the automated inspection of buildings

Shake-table testing of a stone masonry building aggregate: overview of blind prediction study

Correlation between sonic pulse velocity and flat-jack tests for the estimation of the elastic properties of unreinforced brick masonry: Case studies from Croatia

Geometrical digital twins of the as-built microstructure of three-leaf stone masonry walls with laser scanning

Experimental testing and structural analysis of composite tile – reinforced concrete domes

2022

Seismic Retrofit of Existing Structures Based on Digital Surveying, Non-Destructive Testing and Nonlinear Structural Analysis: The Case of Gjirokastra Castle in Albania

A virtual microstructure generator for 3D stone masonry walls

Image-based geometric digital twinning for stone masonry elements

Generating LOD3 building models from structure-from-motion and semantic segmentation

TOPO-Loss for continuity-preserving crack detection using deep learning

Historical Development and Seismic Performance of Unreinforced Masonry Buildings with Vertical Extensions in the City Centre of Barcelona

Determining crack kinematics from imaged crack patterns

Latest findings on the behaviour factor q for the seismic design of URM buildings

Modelling of in-plane seismic behaviour of one-way steel or timber jack arch floors in existing buildings

A simplified modeling method for multi-particle damper: Validation and application in energy dissipation analysis

Could building replacements significantly contribute to seismic vulnerability mitigation at urban scale? Case studies of two typical swiss cities

A Probabilistic Physics-Based Seismic Hazard Model for the Alborz Region, Iran

A smart sensor-data-driven optimization framework for improving the safety of excavation operations

Wind data extrapolation and stochastic field statistics estimation via compressive sampling and low rank matrix recovery methods

Instability of Thin Concrete Walls with a Single Layer of Reinforcement under Cyclic Loading: Numerical Simulation and Improved Equivalent Boundary Element Model for Assessment

Stiffness and Strength Estimation of Damaged Unreinforced Masonry Walls Using Crack Pattern

2021

Experimental setup and numerical evaluation of the compression test on thin tiles for masonry timbrel vaults

Seismic vulnerability index method for hybrid timber-masonry structures. Numerical calibration and application to the city of Valparaiso, Chile

Spherical cap harmonic analysis (SCHA) for characterising the morphology of rough surface patches

Benchmarking the seismic assessment of unreinforced masonry buildings from a blind prediction test

Pareto-like sequential sampling heuristic for global optimisation

Numerical Simulation of Unreinforced Masonry Buildings with Timber Diaphragms

RC U-shaped walls subjected to in-plane, diagonal, and torsional loading: New experimental findings

The ratio of shear to elastic modulus of in-plane loaded masonry (vol 53, 40, 2020)

Uncertainties in the Seismic Assessment of Historical Masonry Buildings

Investigating the cracking of plastered stone masonry walls under shear–compression loading

Single-projection reconstruction technique for positioning monodisperse spheres in 3D with a divergent x-ray beam

2020

Shake table test of a masonry building retrofitted with shotcrete

Seismic performance of slender RC U-shaped walls with a single-layer of reinforcement

Decay of Torsional Stiffness in RC U-Shaped Walls

A three-dimensional macroelement for modelling the in-plane and out-of-plane response of masonry walls

Überprüfung bezüglich Erdbeben von Holzbalkendecken in Bestandesbauten

Characterization of mortar-timber and timber-timber cyclic friction in timber floor connections of masonry buildings

Equivalent-Frame Modeling of Two Shaking Table Tests of Masonry Buildings Accounting for Their Out-Of-Plane Response

The ratio of shear to elastic modulus of in-plane loaded masonry

Extended Tension Chord Model for Boundary Elements of RC Walls Accounting for Anchorage Slip and Lap Splices Presence

Comparison of crack segmentation using digital image correlation measurements and deep learning

Shake Table Blind Prediction Tests: Contributions for Improved Fiber-based Frame Modelling

Sensitivity analysis of fractal dimensions of crack maps on concrete and masonry walls

Experimental investigation of strength, stiffness and drift capacity of rubble stone masonry walls

2019

Experimental investigation on the deformation capacity of lap splices under cyclic loading

Trilinear Model for the Out-of-Plane Seismic Assessment of Vertically Spanning Unreinforced Masonry Walls

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

Numerical investigation of the role of masonry typology on shear strength

Experimental seismic performance of a half-scale stone masonry building aggregate

Uniaxial Cyclic Tests on Reinforced Concrete Members with Lap Splices

Correction to: Numerical evaluation of test setups for determining the shear strength of masonry (vol 51, 110, 2018)

Shake-Table Test of a Strengthened Stone Masonry Building Aggregate with Flexible Diaphragms

Quasi-static shear-compression tests on stone masonry walls with plaster: Influence of load history and axial load ratio

Modified parameter-setting-free harmony search (PSFHS) algorithm for optimizing the design of reinforced concrete beams

Ductility reduction factor formulations for seismic design of RC wall and frame structures

2018

Analytical and empirical models for predicting the drift capacity of modern unreinforced masonry walls

Prediction of stiffness, force and drift capacity of modern in-plane loaded URM walls

The effective stiffness of modern unreinforced masonry walls

Evaluation of force-based and displacement-based out-of-plane seismic assessment methods for unreinforced masonry walls through refined model simulations

Special Collection on Recent Advances in Reinforced Concrete Walls Designed to Resist Seismic Loads

Effects of the dilatancy of joints and of the size of the building blocks on the mechanical behavior of masonry structures

Numerical evaluation of test setups for determining the shear strength of masonry

A 2D typology generator for historical masonry elements

Response of thin lightly-reinforced concrete walls under cyclic loading

Numerical study on factors that influence the in-plane drift capacity of unreinforced masonry walls

Experimental investigation of friction stresses between adjacent panels made of Oriented Strand Board (OSB) and between OSB panels and glued laminated timber (GLT) frame members

Mechanical Model for Drift-Induced Punching of Slab-Column Connections without Transverse Reinforcement