The interest in the protection and conservation of Cultural Heritage and the growing role that it plays in the development ofthe national policies, represents a valid reason to focus the attention ofthe research in this ...

Traditional materials (steel, concrete, timber and masonry) still dominate the building industry. However new materials are constantly being explored by engineers and scientists due to their numerous advantages offered. With ...

In the Countries of the Western Europe, present weather changes have caused a growing attention to the use of water resources. In particular, in Italy the summer of 2017 – characterized by a prolonged drought – caused ...

The study of the static and dynamic behaviour of the architectural heritage of historical-artistic value made up of rigid stone blocks is a topic of particular interest in the field of modern Seismic Engineering. Such ...

Flow-like mass movements are catastrophic events occurring all over the world and may result in a great number of casualties and widespread damages. The analysis of the time-space evolution of the kinematic quantities is ...

Over the last fifty years, world air transportation has undergone an extraordinary increase, much higher than other transport modes has been observed a profound transformation of the field. Nowadays, a new model of airport ...