Safety assessment of masonry constructions via numerical tools: the NOSA-ITACA code

Binante V, Girardi M, Lucchesi M, Padovani C, Pellegrini D, Porcelli M

Safety assessment  Numerical methods  Nonlinear elasticity  Masonry buildings 

This paper describes the main features of the NOSA-ITACA code, software for the structural analysis of masonry buildings of historical interest resulting from integration of the finite element code NOSA and the open-source platform SALOME. After a short description of the constitutive equation used to model the mechanical behaviour of masonry constructions, some details are given concerning the code's implementation. Then, the result of a static analysis of the "Voltone" in Livorno, performed via the NOSA-ITACA code, is presented with the aim of highlighting the important role of mathematical models and numerical tools in assessing the safety of historical masonry buildings.