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SUMMARY:Macro-element modelling of masonry walls. Modelling issues\, recen
 t developments and applications
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Andrea Penna\nEquivalent frame modelling is becoming a s
 tandard approach for the analysis of the lateral behaviour of masonry wall
 s. This approach is based on the use of macro-elements\, i.e. 2-node eleme
 nts simulating the response of structural members (masonry piers and spand
 rels). Depending on the analysis method (e.g. pushover or time-history)\, 
 the degree of accuracy and other specific aspects\, several macro-element 
 models can be suitable for simulating the seismic response of masonry buil
 dings. Among these\, a mechanics based macro-element capable of modelling 
 the nonlinear interaction of the in-plane flexural and shear response will
  be illustrated in detail\, together with some sample applications showing
  the simulation of the experimental response of structural members and ent
 ire building models. Some recent upgrades of the macro-element will also b
 e presented showing new potential fields of application of the refined mod
 el.\nBio: Dr. Andrea Penna is assistant professor at the Dept. of Civil En
 gineering and Architecture of the University of Pavia and member of the Ma
 sonry Structures section of the European Centre for Training and Research 
 in Earthquake Engineering. He graduated in Structural Civil Engineering at
  the University of Genoa (1998) and obtained a Ph.D. in Earthquake Enginee
 ring from the Politecnico of Milan (2002). After a post-doctoral fellowshi
 p in Structural Engineering at the Dept. of Structural and Geotechnical En
 gineering of the University of Genoa\, he became researcher at the EUCENTR
 E (2003-2011).\nHis research activity has been mainly addressed to numeric
 al modelling of masonry structures\, seismic response evaluation of existi
 ng buildings\, seismic risk analysis and experimental research activities 
 on the in-plane cyclic response of full scale masonry piers\, the in-plane
  and out-of-plane response of masonry infill walls in r.c. frame structure
 s\, mechanical characterization tests and shaking table testing of masonry
  buildings (with different strengthening solutions) and architectural comp
 onents.
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