Foreword to the special issue “Adjacent Interacting Masonry Structures”

Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, vol. 22, pp. 5955–5961

Abstract

Abstract This special issue focuses on the seismic performance of adjacent interacting masonry structures, particularly in historical European city centers. The AIMS project provided unique data on interacting masonry structures through large-scale shake table tests on two adjacent half-scale stone masonry buildings. The experimental campaign was accomapgnied by a blind prediction study where participants modeled the aggregate’s seismic response. Findings highlight challenges in accurately predicting displacement demands and failure modes, providing critical insights for improving future modeling techniques for masonry buildings.

Authors 4

1. Katrin Beyer corresponding

   École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

   Affiliation as printed

   Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics Laboratory, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering (ENAC), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland

2. Christoph Butenweg Aachen Center for Wind and Earthquake Engineering

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Center for Wind and Earthquake Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany

3. Andrea Penna

   University of Pavia

   Affiliation as printed

   Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Architettura, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Pavia, Italy

4. Matthew J. DeJong

   University of California, Berkeley

   Affiliation as printed

   Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA