“PUSH ‘O VER” – Full-scale testing, beyond numerical simulations

The “Push ‘o ver” Project is a research initiative aimed at testing, in the field, the effectiveness of modern anti-seismic technologies for upgrading masonry buildings. The name, with a playful Anglo-Neapolitan twist, can be read as “push for real”, highlighting the ambition to go beyond numerical simulations and move towards full-scale testing.

Born from the collaboration of three engineering firms – DOING Ingegneria, EAS Ingegneria and Di Emidio Progetti – the project involved several key partners, including:

• Impresa Edile Gaspari Gabriele Srl of Ascoli Piceno, responsible for demolition and reconstruction works
• Fibre Net S.p.A. of Pavia di Udine, which supplied the CRM system for seismic strengthening and the measurement instruments
• CMP Srl of Osimo, which built the steel reaction frame for the loading system
• University of Camerino and ENEA, which provided technical and scientific support, monitoring and interpreting the building’s behaviour during the tests

Full-scale field testing

For the real push-over tests, a masonry building in the Municipality of Castel di Lama (AP), damaged by the 2016 earthquake, was used as a case study. The building was divided into two portions:

• one strengthened using the CRM system for seismic upgrading
• the other repaired with more traditional retrofit techniques

Dynamic tests and full-scale push-over tests were carried out up to collapse to assess the effectiveness of the strengthening strategies. The results showed a significant improvement in the seismic performance of the reinforced portion of the building.

For further details: progettopushover.it

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