Vulnerability assessment of historical masonry buildings to excavation-induced settlements: palazzo assicurazioni generali

Vulnerability assessment of historical masonry buildings to excavation-induced settlements: palazzo assicurazioni generali

Daniela ADDESSI, Paolo DI RE, Achille PAOLONE

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Abstract. Historical masonry structures represent a conspicuous part of the European architectural heritage. However, these often are more vulnerable to damage risk than other constructions due to their peculiar mechanical properties. This justifies the lively interest in the development of efficient and reliable approaches for their structural capacity assessment. This work presents the vulnerability assessment of the historical masonry building, “Palazzo Assicurazioni Generali”, for the effects induced by the underlying tunnel excavation required for line C of the Rome underground. The structure is a 12-floor building, built in 1902-1906 in Piazza Venezia, one of the most prestigious areas of the city. A detailed macromechanical three-dimensional numerical model of the entire structure is developed and two kinds of static analyses are conducted, assuming linear elastic and nonlinear constitutive response for masonry.

Keywords
Masonry, Settlement, Numerical Modelling, Nonlinear Analysis

Published online 3/17/2022, 6 pages
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Published under license by Materials Research Forum LLC., Millersville PA, USA

Citation: Daniela ADDESSI, Paolo DI RE, Achille PAOLONE, Vulnerability assessment of historical masonry buildings to excavation-induced settlements: palazzo assicurazioni generali, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 26, pp 355-360, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644902431-58

The article was published as article 58 of the book Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

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