Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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260580 | Construction and Building Materials | 2009 | 12 Pages |
Abstract
Creep and the creep-fatigue interaction have shown to strongly influence the mechanical behaviour of ancient masonry and long-term heavy loads proved to cause a continuous damage. The problem of achieving a reliable life-time estimate of historic masonry toward the effects of persistent loading has been dealt with by a probabilistic approach. The results of pseudo-creep tests on ancient masonry of different ages and their interpretation through a probabilistic model are presented, aimed to the individuation of a random variable as a significant index of vulnerability, and to the solution of the classic problem of reliability in stochastic conditions.
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Authors
Anna Anzani, Elsa Garavaglia, Luigia Binda,