Abstract Summary
Through the centuries, earthquakes represent one of the main causes of damage and loss of cultural heritage, monumental buildings, and historic centers, affecting the development of many countries worldwide. These kinds of constructions are usually constituted by structural masonry and have shown evidence of good behavior under vertical static loads, however, given the mechanical properties of this heterogeneous material, such as the high specific mass, low tensile/shear strength, and reduced ductility, makes its use unsuitable in seismic prone areas. This paper conducts a comprehensive study regarding the seismic assessment of existing ma-sonry structures considering the variability in the geometry, material properties, and seismic action. For this purpose, various sets of ground motions are selected and fitted to the target elastic response spectrum according to the Eurocode 8 provisions. The compliant seismic ac-tion will be used to compute the nonlinear response of masonry structures. Results are compre-hensively analyzed, and fragility curves are derived.
