Numerical Simulations and Experimental Studies in Historical Buildings

Dear Colleagues,

Historical buildings are among the most significant types of cultural heritage assets in urban and non-urban environments in many parts of the world. At the same time, even today, they often continue to have a functional role, albeit with an altered intended use, acting as institutional or residential buildings, or even as workplaces and offices. Their geometrical complexity and material heterogeneity make them often a real challenge for conservationists and engineers to investigate and analyze through proper and representative numerical models. Additionally, there usually is a lack of information about their construction, design, material properties, etc., making their proper modelling still more complicated. The architectural value of these structures makes such challenge particularly fascinating from both scientific and cultural standpoints.

This Special Issue aims to present the most recent and advanced methodologies and case studies related to the numerical modelling of historical buildings, as well as their structural analysis and assessment. Additionally, the contributions of experimental studies to characterizing the material properties and the structural behavior of historical buildings must be considered crucial to calibrating and updating numerical models and are strongly welcomed. Special interest will be devoted to the new trends in the field, including the application of artificial intelligence (AI).

Both original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following topics:

• New trends in numerical modelling of historical buildings;
• Application of AI in numerical modelling of historical buildings;
• Case studies in numerical modelling of historical buildings;
• Calibration and updating of numerical models by experimental data;
• Experimental characterization of historical building material properties;
• Experimental validation methods of numerical models of historical buildings.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Ivan Roselli
Dr. Stefano De Santis
Guest Editors

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• numerical modelling
• model calibration
• model updating
• historical buildings
• historical material properties
• experimental validation of numerical models