Structural Characterization of an Historical Building by Means of Experimental Tests on Full-Scale Elements

Figure 4

Compression tests on stonework specimens: (a) experimental setup for in situ compression test on specimen no. 1; (b) extraction of wall specimens; (c) transportation to the laboratory for testing; (d) experimental setup for laboratory compression test; (e) specimen no. 4 before (left) and after (right) compression test; (f) experimental stress-strain curves obtained from the in situ tests and laboratory tests on extracted and reconstructed specimens.

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