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Nowadays it is widely recognized that structural interventions on cultural heritage buildings shall comply with the minimum intervention principle. The main goal is to enhance the structural capacity respecting, at the same time, the authenticity of the monument. As such, the correct [...]

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Since a few decades, the Discrete Element Modelling (DEM) method has been adopted by many authors as a reliable tool for the structural assessment of unreinforced masonry (URM) structures. In this paper, through compas_dem and using 3DEC by Itasca as a solver in the background, we [...]

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The Synthetic Lightweight Aggregates (SLA) is a patented aggregate composed of fly ash and high-density polyethylene (HDPE). It is considered as an eco-friendly material because its use would contribute to reduce the amount of waste going to landfills. One of most promising applications [...]

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Nowadays, there is a raising interest in the development of fast and robust tools to detect the consequences of settlements or loading changes in unreinforced masonry buildings, since they constitute a large part of world architectural heritage. Current tools, based on Finite [...]