A sustainable conservation strategy for cultural heritage protection is not feasible without a systematic documentation, registration and management of the information. The adoption of integrated inspection protocols and regular tracking processes, bas...

Robustness has been appointed as a desirable property of systems in order to avoid significant indirect consequences caused by extreme events. In fact, robustness is usually related to global failure or collapse. Nevertheless, its defini...

This study presents a numerical investigation on the fracture mechanism of tension stiffening phenomenon in reinforced concrete members. A novel approach using the discrete element method (DEM) is proposed, where three-dimensional randomly generat...

The compatible strengthening of historical constructions is a critical issue in modern restoration practice. Among others, numerical modelling became a powerful instrument in the practice of checking the suitability and effectiveness ...