New trends in mechanics of masonry
Masonry constructions are an important part of the historic and architectural heritage of many countries and the analysis of their safety conditions, as well as the design of repair and strengthening interventions, is a challenging task. Many efforts have been devoted in the past to develop methodologies able to accurately reproduce masonry structural response. Relevant and even pioneer contributions can be found proposing analytical methods to evaluate the limit load of masonry elements, such as walls and arches.