Simplified indexes for the seismic assessment of masonry buildings : international database and validation

Heritage masonry buildings are particularly vulnerable to earthquakes because they are deteriorated and damaged, they were built with materials with low resistance, they are heavy and the connections between the various structural components are often insufficient. The present work details a simplif...

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Main Author: Lourenço, Paulo B. (author)
Other Authors: Oliveira, Daniel V. (author), Leite, João C. (author), Ingham, Jason (author), Modena, C. (author), Porto, F. da (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/26609
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/26609