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Publications

Pseudo-static analytical model for the static and seismic stability of dry stone retaining walls

Author(s): Nathanaël Savalle, Eric Vincens,Paulo B. Lourenco
Published in: 7th International Conference on Geotechnical Research and Engineering, Issue 10-12 April, 2022
Publisher: Avestia Publishing
DOI: 10.11159/icgre22.138

Preliminary Seismic fragility analysis of a URM building typology in Faial Island-Azores

Author(s): Vasco Bernardo, Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, Daniel Caicedo, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: The VII ECCOMAS Young Investigators Conference (YIC2023), 2023
Publisher: ECCOMAS
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8393048

Fast generative tool for masonry structures geometries

Author(s): Nathanaël Savalle, Elham Mousavian, Carla Colombo, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: 14th Canadian Masonry Symposium, 2021
Publisher: 14th Canadian Masonry Symposium

Investigating the Interaction between Rocking Amplitude and Ground Motion Characteristics via Artificial Neural Networks

Author(s): Giouvanidis, A. I., Karimzadeh, S., Banimahd, A., & Lourenço, P. B.
Published in: Proceedings of the 2024 New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Annual Technical Conference, 2024
Publisher: New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering

Shake table tests on the out-of-plane two-way response of a U-shape masonry structure

Author(s): Vecchio, D., Ilyas, B., Mendes, N., & Lourenço, P. B.
Published in: Proceedings of the 15th Canadian Masonry Symposium, 2025
Publisher: Carleton University

Simulated Ground Motion Records for the Seismic Assessment of Monumental Masonry Structures

Author(s): Karimzadeh, S., Funari, M. F., Szabò, S., Hussaini, S., Rezaeian, S., & Lourenço, P. B.
Published in: Proceedings of the 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (WCEE2024), 2025
Publisher: International Association for Earthquake Engineering (IAEE)

On the Effect of Different Code-Based Ground Motion Selection Approaches for the Estimation of the Seismic Demand of Masonry Structures by Using Real Ground Motion Data Set

Author(s): Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, Sayed Mohammad Sajad Hussaini, Marco Francesco Funari, Paulo B. Lourenco
Published in: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2021 fall meeting, Issue 13-17 December, 2021
Publisher: Earth and Space Science Open Archive
DOI: 10.1002/essoar.10509375.1

Seismic fragility analysis of masonry buildings using real and simulated ground motion records

Author(s): Caicedo, D., Karimzadeh, S., Bernardo, V., Rezaeian, S., & Lourenço, P. B.
Published in: 10th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN Proceedings), 2025
Publisher: National Technical University of Athens

Stochastic Ground Motion Simulation of the 9th of July 1998 Faial Earthquake (Azores, North Atlantic)

Author(s): Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, Paulo B. Lourenco
Published in: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2021 fall meeting, Issue 13-17 December, 2021
Publisher: Earth and Space Science Open Archive
DOI: 10.1002/essoar.10508875.3

Analytical seismic fragility curves for ancient masonry buildings in Portugal

Author(s): Vasco Bernardo, Alfredo Campos Costa, Paulo Candeias, Anibal Costa, Paulo B.Lourenço
Published in: The Proceedings of the 2nd Croatian Conference on Earthquake Engineering - CroCEE, 2023
Publisher: CroCEE
DOI: 10.5592/co/2crocee.2023.127

Optimal intensity measure for the seismic assessment of a two-story stone masonry building

Author(s): Caicedo, D., Tomić, I., Karimzadeh, S., Bernardo, V., Beyer, K., & Lourenço, P. B.
Published in: Proceedings of the 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (WCEE2024), 2025
Publisher: International Association for Earthquake Engineering (IAEE)

A Two-Step Approach for the Seismic Assessment of Masonry Structures Accounting for the Actual Masonry Pattern

Author(s): Simon Szabò, Marco F. Funari, Antonio M. D’Altri, Stefano de Miranda, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: The 9th COMPDYN International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2023, ISBN 9786185827014
Publisher: National Technical University of Athens

Site-based stochastic ground motion simulation based on white noise modification

Author(s): Hussaini, S. M. S., Karimzadeh, S., & Lourenço, P. B.
Published in: Atas do 13º Congresso Nacional de Sismologia e Engenharia Si-smica, 2024
Publisher: Sociedade Portuguesa de Engenharia Sísmica (SPES)

Macro vs Micro Limit Analysis models for the seismic assessment of in-plane masonry walls made with quasi-periodic bond types

Author(s): Simon Szabó, Marco F. Funari, B. Pulatsu, Anastasios I. Giouvanidis, Shagahyegh Karimzadeh, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Procedia Structural Integrity (ANIDIS2022), 2022
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.prostr.2023.01.172

Selection and scaling validation of ground motions according to TBEC-2018 for the seismic assessment of masonry structures

Author(s): Marco F. Funari, Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, Daniel Caicedo, S. M. Sajad Hussaini, Aysegul Askan, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: The 9th COMPDYN International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2023, ISBN 9786185827014
Publisher: National Technical University of Athens

Expeditious Methods for the Out-of-Plane Seismic Safety Assessment of URM Walls

Author(s): Bernardo, V., Campos Costa, A., & Lourenço, P. B.
Published in: Proceedings of the 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (WCEE2024), 2025
Publisher: International Association for Earthquake Engineering (IAEE)

Optimal intensity measures for probabilistic seismic demand models of historical masonry buildings considering in-plane and out-of-plane response

Author(s): Caicedo, D., Karimzadeh, S., Bernardo, V., & Lourenço, P. B.
Published in: Atas do 13º Congresso Nacional de Sismologia e Engenharia Si-smica, 2024
Publisher: Sociedade Portuguesa de Engenharia Sísmica (SPES)

Generative Modelling and Seismic Assessment of Ancient Temples: The Temple of Vesta (Tivoli)

Author(s): Annalaura Vuoto, Marco F. Funari, Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: The 9th COMPDYN International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2023, ISBN 9786185827014
Publisher: National Technical University of Athens

Seismic assessment of unreinforced masonry structures: a coupled mesoscale-DMEM approach

Author(s): Federica Vadalà, Valeria Cusmano, Simon Szabò, Marco F. Funari, Luis C. M. da Silva, Ivo Caliò, I, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Third European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (3ECEES),, 2022
Publisher: 3ECEES

Energy loss mechanisms of rocking blocks: experimental observations

Author(s): Georgios Vlachakis, Carla Colombo, Anastasios I. Giouvanidis, Nuno Mendes, Nathanaël Savalle, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: The 9th COMPDYN International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2023, ISBN 9786185827014
Publisher: National Technical University of Athens

Statistical analysis of the European ground motion dataset and recommendations for data enhancement

Author(s): Hussaini, S. M. S., Caicedo, D., Karimzadeh, S., & Lourenço, P. B.
Published in: Atas do 13º Congresso Nacional de Sismologia e Engenharia Si-smica, 2024
Publisher: Sociedade Portuguesa de Engenharia Sísmica (SPES)

Seismic assessment of typological masonry buildings using simulated ground motion records: A case study for Azores, Portugal

Author(s): Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, Vasco Bernardo, S. M. Sajad Hussaini, Daniel Caicedo, Alexandra Carvalho, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: The 9th COMPDYN International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2023, ISBN 9786185827014
Publisher: National Technical University of Athens

Tilting tests for masonry structures: design and preliminary numerical modeling

Author(s): Carla Colombo, Luciano Fernandes, Nathanaël Savalle, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: 14th Canadian Masonry Symposium, 2021
Publisher: 14th Canadian Masonry Symposium

Code-based seismic safety-checking of historical masonry buildings

Author(s): Caicedo, D., Karimzadeh, S., Bernardo, V., & Lourenço, P. B.
Published in: 10th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN Proceedings), 2025
Publisher: National Technical University of Athens

SHAKE TABLE TESTING OF U-SHAPED MASONRY STRUCTURES: OUT-OF-PLANE RESPONSE TO VARYING GROUND MOTION SIGNALS

Author(s): Babar Ilyas, Dario Vecchio, Nuno Mendes, Paulo B. Lourenco
Published in: Conference proceedings (Croatian Conference on Earthquake Engineering), 3rd Croatian Conference on Earthquake Engineering - 3CroCEE, Issue 3, 2025, Page(s) 467-479
Publisher: University of Zagreb Faculty of Civil Engineering
DOI: 10.5592/co/3crocee.2025.28

Tangential Interface Stiffness Estimation of Dry-Joint Masonry Structures Through an Extended Experimental Campaign

Author(s): Carla Colombo, Georgios Vlachakis, Christiam C. Angel, , Anastasios I. Giouvanidis, Nathanaël Savalle, Nuno Mendes, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: 14th North American Masonry Conference (NAMC), 2023
Publisher: NAMC

Improved Stochastic Site-based Simulations and ANN-based Ground Motion Models for Parameter Prediction

Author(s): Lourenço, P. B., Hussaini, S. M. S., & Karimzadeh, S.
Published in: Proceedings of 39th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission (ESC2024), 2024
Publisher: European Seismological Commission

Building resilience and masonry structures: How can computational modelling help?

Author(s): Paulo B. Lourenço, Marco F. Funari, Luis C. Silva
Published in: Computational Modelling of Concrete and Concrete Structures, 2022, ISBN 9781003316404
Publisher: CRCPress
DOI: 10.1201/9781003316404-4

Development of Simulated Ground Motion Dataset in the Azores Region (Portugal)

Author(s): Karimzadeh, S., Hussaini, S. M. S., Caicedo, D., Carvalho, A., & Lourenço, P. B.
Published in: 39th General Assembly of the European Seismological Commission (ESC2024), 2024
Publisher: European Seismological Commission

An equivalent viscous damping proposal for block-based rocking models

Author(s): Georgios Vlachakis, Carla Colombo, Anastasios Giouvanidis, Anjali Mehrotra, Nathanaël Savalle, Paulo B Lourenco
Published in: 8th ECCOMAS Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Issue 28-30 June, 2021
Publisher: ECCOMAS Proceedia
DOI: 10.7712/120121.8520.18975

Evaluation of Simulated Ground Motions for Seismic Assessment of a Steel Frame Structure Using Multi-Criteria Selection and Scaling Approach Based on Evolutionary Algorithms

Author(s): Manolis Georgioudakis, Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, Michalis Fragiadakis, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: The 9th COMPDYN International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2023, ISBN 9786185827014
Publisher: National Technical University of Athens

Effectiveness of an Internal Seismic Retrofit Strategy addressed to Lisbon Pre-Code Masonry Buildings

Author(s): Bernardo, V., Salvalaggio, M., & Lourenço, P. B.
Published in: 10th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN Proceedings), 2025
Publisher: National Technical University of Athens

Seismic Response Comparison of a Historic Masonry Church Subject to Real and Simulated Ground Motions

Author(s): Hussaini, S. M. S., Sebastiani, C., Capasso, M., Sabbatini, V., Karimzadeh, S., Rezaeian, S., & Lourenço, P. B.
Published in: Proceedings of the 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (WCEE2024), 2025
Publisher: International Association for Earthquake Engineering (IAEE)

Probabilistic Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of URM Walls in Europe

Author(s): Bernardo, V., Campos Costa, A., & Lourenço, P. B.
Published in: Atas do 13º Congresso Nacional de Sismologia e Engenharia Si-smica, 2024
Publisher: Sociedade Portuguesa de Engenharia Sísmica (SPES)

Chattering: an overlooked peculiarity of rocking motion

Author(s): Anastasios I. Giouvanidis, Elias Dimitrakopoulos, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Nonlinear dynamics, Issue 109, 2022, Page(s) 459-477, ISSN 0924-090X
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s11071-022-07578-1

Exploring seismic fragility and strengthening of masonry built heritage in Lisbon (Portugal) via the Applied Element Method

Author(s): Matteo Salvalaggio, Vasco Bernardo, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Engineering Structures, Issue 320, 2024, Page(s) 118890, ISSN 0141-0296
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.118890

Hybrid surrogate-based models for the evaluation of the fundamental period of regular URM buildings

Author(s): Vasco Bernardo, Alfredo Campos Costa, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Structures, Issue 69, 2025, Page(s) 107531, ISSN 2352-0124
Publisher: Elsevier Limited
DOI: 10.1016/j.istruc.2024.107531

A multi-level approach to predict the seismic response of rigid rocking structures using artificial neural networks

Author(s): S. Amir Banimahd, Anastasios I. Giouvanidis, Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Issue 53/6, 2024, Page(s) 2185-2208, ISSN 0098-8847
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/eqe.4110

Seismic assessment of masonry structures by means of code-based selected records

Author(s): Daniel Caicedo, Sayed Mohammad Sajad Hussaini, Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, Vasco Bernardo, Paulo B Lourenço
Published in: Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Issue 2647, 2024, Page(s) 142001, ISSN 1742-6588
Publisher: Institute of Physics
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/2647/14/142001

Simulated Ground Motion Dataset in the Azores Plateau, Portugal, on Rock and Soil Sites

Author(s): Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, S. M. Sajad Hussaini, Daniel Caicedo, Alexandra Carvalho, Sanaz Rezaeian, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 2026, Page(s) 1-29, ISSN 1363-2469
Publisher: Imperial College Press
DOI: 10.1080/13632469.2026.2619832

Rocking block simulation based on numerical dissipation

Author(s): A. M. D’Altri, G. Vlachakis, S. de Miranda, P. B. Lourenço
Published in: Nonlinear Dynamics, Issue 112, 2024, Page(s) 17843-17862, ISSN 0924-090X
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s11071-024-09974-1

Stochastic simulation of earthquake ground motions for the seismic assessment of monumental masonry structures: Source-based vs site-based approaches

Author(s): Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, Marco F. Funari, Simon Szabò, S. M. Sajad Hussaini, Sanaz Rezaeian, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics, Issue 53, 2023, Page(s) 303-330, ISSN 0098-8847
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/eqe.4012

Selection and Scaling Approaches of Earthquake Time-Series for Structural Engineering Applications: A State-of-the-Art Review

Author(s): Daniel Caicedo, Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, Vasco Bernardo, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering, Issue 31, 2023, Page(s) 1475-1505, ISSN 1134-3060
Publisher: International Center for Numerical Methods in Engineering
DOI: 10.1007/s11831-023-10025-y

Static and seismic design of Dry Stone Retaining Walls (DSRWs) following Eurocode standards

Author(s): Nathanaël Savalle, Christine Monchal, Eric Vincens, Sten Forcioli, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Engineering Structures, Issue 274, 2023, Page(s) 114847, ISSN 0141-0296
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2022.114847

Seismic assessment of metallic neo-gothic church: Deterioration and safety of early structural design

Author(s): Georgios Vlachakis, Nicole O'Hearne, Nuno Mendes, Paulo B. Lourenco
Published in: Structures, Issue 36, 2021, ISSN 2352-0124
Publisher: Elsevier Limited
DOI: 10.1016/j.istruc.2021.12.007

The Seismic Performance of Earthen Historical Buildings in Seismic-Prone Regions: The Church of Santo Tomás de Aquino in Rondocan as a Complex Example

Author(s): Elesban Nochebuena-Mora, Nuno Mendes, Matteo Salvalaggio, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Applied Sciences, Issue 15, 2025, Page(s) 7624, ISSN 2076-3417
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/app15137624

Seismic scenario simulation and ANN-based ground motion model development on the North Tabriz Fault in Northwest Iran

Author(s): Caglar Temiz, S. M. Sajad Hussaini, Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, Aysegul Askan, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Journal of Seismology, Issue 29, 2025, Page(s) 147-169, ISSN 1383-4649
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10950-024-10264-x

The design of a shaking table campaign on the out-of-plane response of masonry structures

Author(s): Dario Vecchio, Carla Colombo, Georgios Vlachakis, Nuno Mendes, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: MATEC Web of Conferences, Issue 403, 2024, Page(s) 04004, ISSN 2261-236X
Publisher: EDP Sciences
DOI: 10.1051/matecconf/202440304004

Appraisal of the overburden mass and boundary conditions on the rocking behaviour of the vertical spanning strip wall

Author(s): Georgios Vlachakis, Carla Colombo, Dario Vecchio, Anastasios I. Giouvanidis, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Meccanica, Issue 60, 2025, Page(s) 2047-2068, ISSN 0025-6455
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s11012-024-01910-2

Generative modelling of Monopteros and Tholos temples using existing data: The case study of Vesta temple in Tivoli

Author(s): Annalaura Vuoto, Marco F. Funari, Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Journal of Cultural Heritage, Issue 71, 2025, Page(s) 334-345, ISSN 1296-2074
Publisher: Elsevier Masson
DOI: 10.1016/j.culher.2024.12.005

Nonparametric ground motion models of arias intensity and significant duration for the Italian dataset

Author(s): Sayed Mohammad Sajad Hussaini, Daniel Caicedo, Amirhossein Mohammadi, Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, Paulo B Lourenço
Published in: Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Issue 2647, 2024, Page(s) 062001, ISSN 1742-6588
Publisher: Institute of Physics
DOI: 10.1088/1742-6596/2647/6/062001

Insights on the experimental dynamic behaviour and energy losses of rocking blocks under free vibration

Author(s): Carla Colombo, Georgios Vlachakis, Anastasios I. Giouvanidis, Nathanaël Savalle, Nuno Mendes, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2025, Page(s) 1-27, ISSN 1570-761X
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10518-025-02224-8

Collapse fragility analysis of historical masonry buildings considering in-plane and out-of-plane response of masonry walls.

Author(s): Daniel Caicedo, Igor Tomić, Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, Vasco Bernardo, Katrin Beyer, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Engineering Structures, Issue 319, 2025, Page(s) 118804, ISSN 0141-0296
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.118804

Optimal intensity measure and probabilistic seismic demand model for the assessment of historical masonry buildings: application to two case studies

Author(s): Daniel Caicedo, Igor Tomić, Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, Vasco Bernardo, Katrin Beyer, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Reliability Engineering & System Safety, Issue 261, 2025, Page(s) 111149, ISSN 0951-8320
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2025.111149

Dynamic Numerical Simulations of Dry-Stone Retaining Walls: Identification of the Seismic Behaviour Factor

Author(s): Nathanaël Savalle, Eric Vincens, Stéphen Hans, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Geosciences, Issue 12/6, 2022, Page(s) 252, ISSN 2076-3263
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/geosciences12060252

A Comparative Computational Investigation on the In-Plane Behavior and Capacity of Dry-Joint URM Walls

Author(s): Rhea Wilson, Simon Szabó, Marco Francesco Funari, Bora Pulatsu, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: International Journal of Architectural Heritage, Issue 18, 2024, Page(s) 849-870, ISSN 1558-3058
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
DOI: 10.1080/15583058.2023.2209776

IM-based seismic reliability assessment of the pre-code masonry building stock in metropolitan area of Lisbon

Author(s): Vasco Bernardo, Alfredo Campos Costa, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Structural Safety, Issue 111, 2024, Page(s) 102514, ISSN 0167-4730
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.strusafe.2024.102514

28 March 2025 Myanmar Earthquake: Strong Ground Motions, Macroseismic Intensity, Liquefaction, and ALOS-2 ScanSAR Remote Sensing Damage Observations

Author(s): Alejandro Cruz, Mohammad Ghasemi, Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, Sadra Karimzadeh, Aysegul Askan, Masashi Matsuoka, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Seismological Research Letters, 2025, ISSN 0895-0695
Publisher: Seismological Society of America
DOI: 10.1785/0220250258

Experimental, numerical and analytical investigations of masonry corners: Influence of the horizontal pseudo-static load orientation

Author(s): Carla Colombo, Nathanael Savalle, Anjali Mehrotra, Marco F. Funari, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Construction and Building Materials, Issue 344, 2022, Page(s) 127969, ISSN 0950-0618
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.127969

The potential of region-specific machine-learning-based ground motion models: Application to Turkey

Author(s): Amirhossein Mohammadi, Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, S. Amir Banimahd, Volkan Ozsarac, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Issue 172, 2023, Page(s) 108008, ISSN 0267-7261
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2023.108008

Code-based ground motion selection and scaling for seismic assessment: Application to two masonry building case studies

Author(s): Daniel Caicedo, Igor Tomić, Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, Vasco Bernardo, Katrin Beyer, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Journal of Building Engineering, Issue 111, 2025, Page(s) 113558, ISSN 2352-7102
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2025.113558

Seismic fragility assessment of historical Khan structures in Izmir (Türkiye)

Author(s): P. Usta, S. Karimzadeh, P.B. Lourenço
Published in: Structures, Issue 81, 2025, Page(s) 110208, ISSN 2352-0124
Publisher: Elsevier Limited
DOI: 10.1016/j.istruc.2025.110208

On the use of a mesoscale masonry pattern representation in discrete macro-element approach

Author(s): Federica Vadala, Valeria Cusmano, Marco Francesco Funari, Ivo Calio, Paulo B. Lourenco
Published in: Journal of Building Engineering, Issue 50, 2022, ISSN 2352-7102
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2022.104182

Experimental characterisation of dry-joint masonry structures: Interface stiffness and interface damping

Author(s): Georgios Vlachakis, Carla Colombo, Anastasios I. Giouvanidis, Nathanaël Savalle, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Construction and Building Materials, Issue 392, 2023, Page(s) 130880, ISSN 0950-0618
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.130880

An optimised multi-level method for the pushover analysis of historic masonry structures accounting for the actual masonry pattern

Author(s): Simon Szabó, Marco Francesco Funari, Antonio Maria D’Altri, Stefano de Miranda, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Computers & Structures, Issue 310, 2025, Page(s) 107656, ISSN 0045-7949
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2025.107656

Semi-probabilistic calibration of material partial safety factors for the capacity assessment of existing masonry structures

Author(s): Federica Vadalà, Luis C.M. da Silva, Ivo Caliò, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Engineering Structures, Issue 318, 2024, Page(s) 118656, ISSN 0141-0296
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.118656

A mason-inspired pattern generator for historic masonry structures using quality indexes

Author(s): Simon Szabò, Marco F. Funari, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Engineering Structures, Issue 304, 2024, Page(s) 117604, ISSN 0141-0296
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.117604

Broadband stochastic simulation of earthquake ground motions with multiple strong phases with an application to the 2023 Kahramanmaraş, Turkey (Türkiye), earthquake

Author(s): SM Sajad Hussaini, Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, Sanaz Rezaeian, Paulo B Lourenço
Published in: Earthquake Spectra, Issue 41, 2025, Page(s) 2399-2435, ISSN 8755-2930
Publisher: Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
DOI: 10.1177/87552930251331981

The power of seismic performance assessment of masonry monuments based on simulated ground motions: A case study

Author(s): Ahmad Fathi, Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Structures, Issue 81, 2025, Page(s) 110263, ISSN 2352-0124
Publisher: Elsevier Limited
DOI: 10.1016/j.istruc.2025.110263

Masonry patterns' influence on the damage assessment of URM walls: Current and future trends

Author(s): Simon Szabò, Marco F. Funari, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Developments in the Built Environment, Issue 13, 2023, Page(s) 100119, ISSN 2666-1659
Publisher: Elsevier Ltd
DOI: 10.1016/j.dibe.2023.100119

ANN-based ground motion model for Turkey using stochastic simulation of earthquakes

Author(s): Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, Amirhossein Mohammadi, S. M. Sajad Hussaini, Daniel Caicedo, Aysegul Askan, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Geophysical Journal International, Issue 236, 2023, Page(s) 413-492, ISSN 0956-540X
Publisher: Geological Society by Blackwell Scientific
DOI: 10.1093/gji/ggad432

Fragility-based seismic assessment of traditional masonry buildings on Azores (Portugal) using simulated ground-motion records

Author(s): Vasco Bernardo, Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, Daniel Caicedo, Sayed Mohammad Sajad Hussaini, Paulo B Lourenço
Published in: Earthquake Spectra, Issue 40, 2025, Page(s) 2836-2861, ISSN 8755-2930
Publisher: Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
DOI: 10.1177/87552930241256287

Lateral capacity of URM walls: a parametric study using macro and micro limit analysis predictions

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Published in: Applied Sciences, Issue 12/21, 2022, Page(s) 10834, ISSN 2076-3417
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app122110834

Generalised Kinematic Single‐Impact and Multi‐Impact Models for Rocking Structures

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Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc.
DOI: 10.1002/eqe.70130

The effect of cross-section morphology on the out-of-plane seismic behaviour of two-leaf masonry walls

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Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2025.114098

Learning from failure: Damage and Failure of Masonry Structures, after the 2017 Lesvos Earthquake (Greece)

Author(s): Georgios Vlachakis, Evangelia Vlachaki, Paulo B. Lourenco
Published in: Engineering Failure Analysis, Issue 117, 2020, ISSN 1350-6307
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfailanal.2020.104803

Joint Stiffness Influence on the First-Order Seismic Capacity of Dry-Joint Masonry Structures: Numerical DEM Investigations

Author(s): Nathanaël Savalle, Paulo B. Lourenço, Gabriele Milani
Published in: Applied Sciences, Issue 12/4, 2022, Page(s) 2108, ISSN 2076-3417
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app12042108

Ground motion model using simulated scenario earthquake records in Azores Plateau (Portugal) at bedrock

Author(s): Kun Ji, Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, Saman Yaghmaei-Sabegh, Ruibin Hou, Alexandra Carvalho, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Issue 197, 2025, Page(s) 109521, ISSN 0267-7261
Publisher: Pergamon Press Ltd.
DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2025.109521

A tool for the rapid seismic assessment of historic masonry structures based on limit analysis optimisation and rocking dynamics

Author(s): Marco Francesco Funari, Anjali Mehrotra, Paulo B. Lourenco
Published in: Applied Sciences, Issue 11/3, 2021, ISSN 2076-3417
Publisher: MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/app11030942

Numerical block-based simulation of rocking structures using a novel universal viscous damping model

Author(s): Georgios Vlachakis, Anastasios Giouvanidis, Anjali Mehrotra, Paulo B. Lourenco
Published in: Journal of Engineering Mechanics, Issue 147/11, 2021, ISSN 0733-9399
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)em.1943-7889.0001985

Seismic vulnerability assessment against rocking and sliding failure using nonlinear dynamic analysis: Application to the temples of Bagan, Myanmar

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Published in: Structures, Issue 74, 2025, Page(s) 108584, ISSN 2352-0124
Publisher: Elsevier Limited
DOI: 10.1016/j.istruc.2025.108584

A solution for the frictional resistance in macro-block limit analysis of non-periodic masonry

Author(s): Marco F. Funari, Bora Pulatsu, Simon Szabò, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Structures, Issue 43, 2022, Page(s) 847-859, ISSN 2352-0124
Publisher: Elsevier Limited
DOI: 10.1016/j.istruc.2022.06.072

Stochastic-based vulnerability curves for the out-of-plane seismic safety assessment of URM walls

Author(s): Vasco Bernardo, Alfredo Campos Costa, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, Issue 22, 2023, Page(s) 435-459, ISSN 1570-761X
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
DOI: 10.1007/s10518-023-01755-2

Seismic Damage Assessment of Minarets: Insights from the 6 February 2023 Kahramanmaraş Earthquakes, Türkiye

Author(s): Pınar Usta Evci, Ali Ekber Sever, Elifnur Şakalak, Shaghayegh Karimzadeh, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Buildings, Issue 15, 2025, Page(s) 4358, ISSN 2075-5309
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/buildings15234358

The role of uncertainties in the seismic assessment of masonry churches affected by compound rocking failure mechanism: Macro-block limit analysis investigations

Author(s): Simon Szabó, Marco Francesco Funari, Claudia Casapulla, Marios Chryssanthopoulos, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Structures, Issue 63, 2024, Page(s) 106385, ISSN 2352-0124
Publisher: Elsevier Limited
DOI: 10.1016/j.istruc.2024.106385

Insights on Seismic Strengthening Measures for the Portuguese Masonry Heritage

Author(s): Matteo Salvalaggio, Vasco Bernardo, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Protection of Historical Constructions, 2025, Page(s) 302-308
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-87316-4_37

Effect of Block Irregular Arrangement on the in-Plane Mechanical Response of Masonry Walls

Author(s): Luis C. M. da Silva, Simon Szabo, Marco F. Funari, Gabriele Milani, Paulo B. Lourenço
Published in: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 18th International Brick and Block Masonry Conference, 2024, Page(s) 315-325
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-73314-7_23

Cross-Section Influence on the Out-Of-Plane Behavior of Historic Masonry Walls

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Published in: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Proceedings of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2023, Volume 11, 2024, Page(s) 93-101
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-61531-3_8

Expeditious Methods for the Out-Of-Plane Seismic Safety Assessment of URM Walls in Europe

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Published in: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, 2024, Page(s) 383-395
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-57659-1_28

Stochastic Ground Motion Simulation for the 9th July 1998 Faial Earthquake Using Source-Based and Site-Based Stochastic Methods

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Published in: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, 2024, Page(s) 137-155
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-57357-6_12

Influence of Uncertainties on the Compound Rocking Failure Mechanism of Single-Nave Masonry Churches

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Published in: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 20th International Probabilistic Workshop, 2024, Page(s) 177-186
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-60271-9_15

Nonparametric Ground Motion Models of Cumulative Absolute Velocity and Peak Ground Velocity for the Italian Dataset

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Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-57357-6_4

18th International Brick and Block Masonry Conference

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Published in: Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, 2024
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-73314-7

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