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Use of fiber-section beam elements for modelling the monotonic flexural response of RC jacketed columns
2021
Abstract The use of reinforced concrete (RC) jacketing is a common technique for retrofitting existing RC columns with poor structural performances. Literature studies highlighted that the relative slip occurring at the interface between the new and the old concrete can affect substantially the flexibility and the strength of the retrofitted member. For this reason, several interface treatments are usually applied, aiming to induce a monolithic behaviour to the column. However, despite the commonness of RC jacketing, a limited number of studies investigated numerical modelling strategies for including these phenomena, especially with reference to the development of numerical models for desi…
Forensic investigation of brick stones using instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA), laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrom…
2009
Abstract Brick stones collected from different production facilities were studied for their elemental compositions under forensic aspects using laser ablation–inductively coupled plasma–mass spectrometry (LA–ICP–MS), instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) and X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF). The aim of these examinations was to assess the potential of these methods in forensic comparison analyses of brick stones. The accuracy of the analysis methods was evaluated using NIST standard reference materials (679, 98b and 97b). In order to compare the stones to each other, multivariate data analysis was used. The evaluation of the INAA results (based on the concentrations of V, Na, K, …
Historical mortars dating from OSL signal of fine grain fraction enriched in quartz
2013
Abstract In the last years the mortar dating through Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) techniques has become a viable support for chronological estimations (date of construction or restoration episodes) of historical buildings. However, the dating of mortar has still open issues mainly regarding the assessment of the bleaching degree of quartz, the analysis of the OSL processes for this type of samples and the need to do appropriate tests for the most correct evaluation of the equivalent dose. This paper discusses the results obtained by OSL dating (blue diode stimulation) on the polymineral fine grain phase, enriched in quartz, extracted from lime mortar samples collected from differ…
A CuIICoII Metallacyclophane-Based Metamagnet with a Corrugated Brick-Wall Sheet Architecture
2004
Characterization of hydraulic mortars by means of simultaneous thermal analysis
2008
The properties of hydraulic mortars were studied by means of simultaneous thermal analysis (STA), according to a procedure proposed in the literature. Hydraulic limes, cement and/or slaked lime were mixed using different proportions of both inert and reactive aggregates, in order to test the effectiveness of such procedure in distinguishing the different degree of hydraulicity of such samples. The use of the normalized coordinates suggested in the literature results in overlapping of the clusters of different kinds of mortars. Modified coordinates are proposed, which give promising results in view of outlining a 'master curve' of hydraulicity.
La mappa di Clarke: l'altra storia di 2001
2009
Il saggio ripercorre la genesi di "2001: A Space Odissey": da un lato il film di Stanley Kubrick, dall'altro il romanzo di Arthur C. Clarke. Queste due odissee respingono le etichette: né adattamento, né novellizzazione, ma uno strano parto gemellare. Nei parti gemellari, è noto, il maggiore cede il passo al minore, ma resta pur sempre il primogenito. E il primogenito nel nostro caso - un'attenta rilettura delle fonti lo dimostra - è il romanzo.
Trasferimenti tecnologici nella Sicilia d’età moderna: l'impiego del mattone a “cortina”
2016
In Sicilia, nel contesto di quella che è stata definita la civiltà della pietra, e tra i laboratori della stereotomia medioevale nel Mediterraneo, il ricorso al laterizio e alla tecnica costruttiva che l’impiego di un materiale “artificiale” comporta, ha generato in età moderna fabbriche che hanno operato uno scarto rispetto alla tradizione fino a produrre una nuova tradizione. La serie di casi che sono segnalati in questo contributo indicano come sia stata spesso la mobilità di alcuni maestri “forestieri” a spiegare l’introduzione, l’attecchimento e la fortuna dell’impiego del mattone a faccia vista, o altrimenti detto a “cortina”, nel cantiere siciliano d’età moderna. In Sicily, as a part…
Polymorphic Derivatives of NiII and CoII Mesocates with 3D Networks and “Brick and Mortar” Structures: Preparation, Structural Characterization, and …
2020
In this work we describe the preparation, spectroscopic, thermal and structural characterization, and cryomagnetic investigation of four new polymorphic derivatives of the [M2(H2mpba)3]2– mesocate ...
Effectiveness of BFRP confinement on the compressive behaviour of clay brick masonry cylinders
2020
Abstract This paper presents the results of an experimental and analytical study on the compressive behaviour of small clay brick masonry cylinders reinforced with a basalt fibre reinforced polymer (BFRP) composite. Fourteen cylinders, manufactured using two assembling schemes and confined using either one or two layers of BFRP grids, were tested under monotonic compression loading. Traditional strain measuring systems were integrated with digital image correlation (DIC) technique. The BFRP confined masonry cylinders showed a ductile behaviour characterised by a softening branch of the stress–strain curve. The experimental strains, strength, and full stress–strain curves were modelled using…
Materials for sustainable architecture in the Mediterranean region
2016
There has been recent increased use of earth for construction of buildings in developed countries, largely because of concerns with the environmental impact and embodied carbon from fired bricks and cement based products. Of all forms of earth construction, the widest impact on modern construction is likely to come from commercially produced unfired earth masonry where large scale production can significantly reduce costs. The use of traditional materials in the Mediterranean area needs to be reassessed with a thought given to environmental sustainability, but also with an eye to the reappropriation of the predominantly massive nature of Mediterranean architecture. This article contemplates…