Failures due to long-term behaviour of heavy structures: The Pavia Civic Tower and the Noto Cathedral

Advances in Architecture

Volumn 15, Issue , 2003, Pages 99-108

  Binda, L ^a   Anzani, A ^a   Saisi, A ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FATIGUE TESTING; GRANITE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOCK TESTING; STRESS ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

DYNAMIC MONITORING; MONUMENTAL BUILDINGS; MULTIPLE LEAF MASONRY; SUPERSONIC JETS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 3042626067     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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