Università Roma Tre

The safety assessment of existing buildings, also in seismic areas.
Masonry structures. Wall types and materials. Arched structures.
The collection of information, visual inspection, survey of structures, instrumental investigations, structural reliability.
Destructive and non-destructive experimental investigation methods, laboratory tests and in situ tests.
Mechanical characterization of materials and structures.
Modeling criteria of existing structures; elastic and failure approach; resistance criteria.
Traditional and innovative intervention techniques for structural rehabilitation. Materials used in consolidation. Intervention criteria and techniques for seismic upgrading and retrofitting.
Study cases.
If the conditions exist, restoration sites will be visited in Rome.

Giuffré, A. Letture sulla meccanica delle murature storiche, Ed. Kappa, Roma, 1991.
Mastrodicasa, S., Dissesti statici delle strutture edilizie, Hoepli, Milano, 1993.
Pisani, M.A., Consolidamento delle Strutture, Hoepli, Milano, 2008.