Masonry Constructions

Masonry Constructions
Elio Sacco
Program 2015/2016
I module: Masonry strength and deformability
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Masonry types of historical buildings: constructive technologies and materials
Masonry material mechanical behavior
Masonry strength subjected to simple and complex stress states
Elastic and viscous deformability of masonry
II module: Principles of statics
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Modelling of the masonry materials
No-tensile strength material
Masonry solid: kinematic of deformation and cracking
Equilibrium and compatibility
Principle of virtual work
Static theorem and kinematic theorem
III module: The arch
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Statics of the arch
Equilibrium
Limit analysis
Maximum and minimum thrust
Arch loaded by horizontal forces
IV module: The vault
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Historical evolution
Dome:
 The membrane equilibrium of rotational shells and static of the dome
 Minimum thrust state and its evaluation using the kinematic theorem and static
theorem
Barrel vault:
 Membrane stresses in cylindrical vaults
 Cracking patterns
Groin and cloister vaults:
 Geometric generation
 Static of groin and cloister vaults
V module: Walls, piers and towers loaded under vertical loads
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Masonry structures of buildings and resistant scheme
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Collapse and cracking patterns of buildings under vertical loads
Stress analysis
Flexural instability of eccentrically loaded piers and walls
VI module: Masonry buildings under seismic actions
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Masonry panels behavior
Response Spectra and seismic action
Strength of walls under in-plane actions
Strength of walls under out-of-plane actions
Multiplane masonry wall with openings
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