Simplified mechanical model for the seismic vulnerability evaluation of belfries

International Journal of Architectural Heritage

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 605-625

  Curti, Emanuela ^a   Podestá, Stefano ^a   Scandolo, Lorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

belfries; bell towers; masonry structures; seismic risk analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860559530     PISSN: 15583058     EISSN: 15583066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15583058.2011.594932     Document Type: Article

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