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Dynamic Modification and Damage Propagation of a Two-Storey Full-Scale Masonry Building by Kouris, Leonidas Alexandros S., Magenes, Guido, Penna, Andrea

“…The progressive change of modal characteristics due to accumulated damage on an unreinforced masonry (URM) building is investigated. The stone URM building,…”
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Empirical Equations for Modelling Yarn–Mortar Debonding in TRM-Strengthened Masonry Walls Subjected to Out-of-Plane Loading by Kouris, Leonidas Alexandros S., Triantafyllou, Savvas P., Bournas, Dionysios A., Kariou, Florentia A.

“…The effectiveness of textile-reinforced mortar (TRM) strengthening of masonry walls largely depends on the bond between the constituent materials. Finite…”
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Stochastic Dynamic Analysis of Cultural Heritage Towers up to Collapse by Kouris, Emmanouil-Georgios S., Kouris, Leonidas-Alexandros S., Konstantinidis, Avraam A., Kourkoulis, Stavros K., Karayannis, Chris G., Aifantis, Elias C.

“…This paper deals with the seismic vulnerability of monumental unreinforced masonry (URM) towers, the fragility of which has not yet been sufficiently studied…”
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Design Methods for Strengthening Masonry Buildings Using Textile-Reinforced Mortar by Kouris, Leonidas Alexandros S, Triantafillou, Thanasis C

“…AbstractThis investigation defines the problem and proposes guidelines for seismically upgrading masonry buildings using textile-reinforced mortar (TRM). The…”
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Assessment of a Full-Scale Unreinforced Stone Masonry Building Tested on a Shaking Table by Inverse Engineering by Kouris, Leonidas Alexandros S., Penna, Andrea, Magenes, Guido

“…The material deterioration of an unreinforced stone masonry (URSM) building, due to subsequent dynamic loadings of increasing intensity on a shaking table, is…”
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Assessment and Fragility of Byzantine Unreinforced Masonry Towers by Kouris, Emmanouil-Georgios, Kouris, Leonidas-Alexandros S., Konstantinidis, Avraam A., Karayannis, Chris G., Aifantis, Elias C.

“…The seismic response of five cultural heritage towers erected between the 10th and 19th century AD are investigated herein. Firstly, their architectural and…”
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Seismic damage diagnosis of a masonry building using short-term damping measurements by Kouris, Leonidas Alexandros S., Penna, Andrea, Magenes, Guido

“…It is of considerable importance to perform dynamic identification and detect damage in existing structures. This paper describes a new and practical method…”
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A gradient elastic homogenisation model for brick masonry by Kouris, Leonidas Alexandros S., Bournas, Dionysios A., Akintayo, Olufemi T., Konstantinidis, Avraam A., Aifantis, Elias C.

“…•A new homogenization model for masonry structures is developed based on gradient elasticity.•An internal non-local length is introduced in the model.•The…”
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A practice-oriented model for pushover analysis of a class of timber-framed masonry buildings by Kouris, Leonidas Alexandros S., Kappos, Andreas J.

“…•We propose an empirical model for timber-framed masonry walls.•The model is meant for pushover analysis.•The model is developed on the basis of an extensive…”
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Seismic Damage Assessment of Unreinforced Masonry Structures After The Abruzzo 2009 Earthquake: The Case Study of the Historical Centers of L'Aquila and Castelvecchio Subequo by Indirli, Maurizio, S. Kouris, Leonidas Alexandros, Formisano, Antonio, Borg, Ruben Paul, Mazzolani, Federico M.

“…The Abruzzo earthquake hit the city of L'Aquila and its surroundings on the April 6, 2009. The aim of this study is to analyze the technical features of…”
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Experimental investigation and analytical modelling of the roughness and bonding agent influence on the old-to-repair concrete interfacial bonding strength by Apostolinas, Vasileios G., Galopoulou, Kyriaki S., Kouris, Leonidas Alexandros S., Anastasiou, Eleftherios K., Konstantinidis, Avraam A.

“…The repair of existing reinforced concrete elements is mainly realized by overlaying them with a higher strength concrete layer strengthened with…”
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Correction to: Experimental investigation and analytical modelling of the roughness and bonding agent influence on the old-to-repair concrete interfacial bonding strength by Apostolinas, Vasileios G., Galopoulou, Kyriaki S., Kouris, Leonidas Alexandros S., Anastasiou, Eleftherios K., Konstantinidis, Avraam A.

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State-of-the-art on strengthening of masonry structures with textile reinforced mortar (TRM) by Kouris, Leonidas Alexandros S., Triantafillou, Thanasis C.

“…•Textile-reinforced mortar upgrades the structural performance of masonry buildings.•The method consists in applying a composite overlay to either one or both…”
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Detailed and simplified non-linear models for timber-framed masonry structures by Kouris, Leonidas Alexandros S., Kappos, Andreas J.

“…The need for improved methodologies to describe the post-elastic behaviour of existing structures in the framework of seismic vulnerability assessment has long…”
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