Lucio Nobile*
Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.17, No.5, pp. 353-368, 2023, DOI:10.32604/sdhm.2023.028247
Abstract The frequent occurrence of seismic events in Italy poses a strategic problem that involves either the culture of
preservation of historical heritage or the civil protection action aimed to reduce the risk to people and goods
(buildings, bridges, dams, slopes, etc.). Most of the Italian architectural heritage is vulnerable to earthquakes, identifying the vulnerability as the inherent predisposition of the masonry building to suffer damage and collapse during an earthquake. In fact, the structural concept prevailing in these ancient masonry buildings is aimed at
ensuring prevalent resistance to vertical gravity loads. Rarely do these ancient masonry structures offer relevant
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