Numerical modeling of a majestic masonry structure: A comparison of advanced techniques

Mattia Schiavoni; Ersilia Giordano; Francesca Roscini; Francesco Clementi

doi:10.1016/j.engfailanal.2023.107293

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Numerical modeling of a majestic masonry structure: A comparison of advanced techniques

Mattia Schiavoni Ersilia Giordano

Francesca Roscini Francesco Clementi

Engineering Failure Analysis Vol. 149 pp. 107293 · Elsevier BV

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Published: Jul 01, 2023
Vol/Issue: 149
Pages: 107293
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Authors

M

Mattia Schiavoni

Department of Civil and Building Engineering, and Architecture, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Brecce Bianche 12, 60131 Ancona, Italy

E

Ersilia Giordano

Department of Civil and Building Engineering, and Architecture, Polytechnic University of Marche, Via Brecce Bianche 12, 60131 Ancona, Italy

F

Francesca Roscini

Niccolò Cusano University, Via Don Carlo Gnocchi 3, 00166, Rome, Italy

F

Francesco Clementi

Funding

Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca

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Mattia Schiavoni, Ersilia Giordano, Francesca Roscini, et al. (2023). Numerical modeling of a majestic masonry structure: A comparison of advanced techniques. Engineering Failure Analysis, 149, 107293. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2023.107293

Numerical modeling of a majestic masonry structure: A comparison of advanced techniques

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