Comparison between rocking analysis and kinematic analysis for the dynamic out-of-plane behavior of masonry walls

This paper provides a contribution to the rocking analysis of masonry walls by making a comparison with the kinematic analysis suggested by the Italian code. It is shown that the latter approach is generally over-conservative and therefore potentially inappropriate for historic buildings, where reha...

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Main Author: Giresini, Linda (author)
Other Authors: Fragiacomo, Massimo (author), Lourenço, Paulo B. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/38201
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/38201