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Strengthening and Retrofitting of Existing Structures

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Editors:
  1. Aníbal Costa

    1. Department of Civil Engineering, RISCO, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

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  2. António Arêde

    1. CONSTRUCT-LESE, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal

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  3. Humberto Varum

    1. CONSTRUCT-LESE, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal

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  • Presents the fundamentals of strengthening and retrofitting approaches, solutions and technologies for existing structures
  • Addresses in detail specific techniques for traditional constructions, reinforced concrete buildings, bridges, and their foundations
  • Discusses issues related to standards and economic decision support tools
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Building Pathology and Rehabilitation (BUILDING, volume 9)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Structural Strengthening and Retrofit; Motivations, Concepts and Approaches

    • Giorgio Macchi, Gian Michele Calvi, Timothy John Sullivan
    Pages 1-24

  3. Cultural Heritage Monuments and Historical Buildings: Conservation Works and Structural Retrofitting

    • Romeu Vicente, Sergio Lagomarsino, Tiago Miguel Ferreira, Serena Cattari, J. A. R. Mendes da Silva
    Pages 25-57

  4. Strengthening of Stone and Brick Masonry Buildings

    • Francesca da Porto, Maria Rosa Valluzzi, Marco Munari, Claudio Modena, António Arêde, Alexandre A. Costa
    Pages 59-84

  5. Seismic Retrofit of Adobe Constructions

    • Julio Vargas-Neumann, Cristina Oliveira, Dora Silveira, Humberto Varum
    Pages 85-111

  6. Repair and Strengthening of Traditional Timber Roof and Floor Structures

    • Jorge M. Branco, Thierry Descamps, Eleftheria Tsakanika
    Pages 113-138

  7. Strengthening of RC Buildings with Steel Elements

    • J. M. Castro, M. Araújo, M. D’Aniello, R. Landolfo
    Pages 139-162

  8. Strengthening of RC Buildings with Composites

    • Giorgio Monti, Floriana Petrone
    Pages 163-180

  9. Structural Repair and Strengthening of RC Elements with Concrete Jacketing

    • H. Rodrigues, P. M. Pradhan, A. Furtado, P. Rocha, N. Vila-Pouca
    Pages 181-198

  10. Strengthening of RC Bridges

    • Pedro Delgado, Andreas Kappos
    Pages 199-215

  11. Strengthening of Masonry Bridges

    • Cristina Costa, António Arêde, Aníbal Costa
    Pages 217-247

  12. Strengthening and Retrofitting of Steel Bridges

    • José M. Jara, Manuel Jara, Bertha A. Olmos, Jamie E. Padgett
    Pages 249-272

  13. Ground Reinforcement and Rehabilitation of Foundations Systems for Their Reuse

    • A. Viana da Fonseca, A. Pinto
    Pages 273-299

  14. Code-Based Procedures for Seismic Safety Assessment and Retrofit

    • X. Romão, A. Penna
    Pages 301-320

  15. Evaluation of Strengthening Techniques Using Enhanced Data Envelopment Analysis Models

    • Isabel M. Horta, Celeste Varum
    Pages 321-334
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This book presents the fundamentals of strengthening and retrofitting approaches, solutions and technologies for existing structures. It addresses in detail specific techniques for the strengthening of traditional constructions, reinforced concrete buildings, bridges and their foundations. Finally, it discusses issues related to standards and economic decision support tools for retrofitting. 


Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Civil Engineering, RISCO, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

    Aníbal Costa

  • CONSTRUCT-LESE, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal

    António Arêde, Humberto Varum

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Strengthening and Retrofitting of Existing Structures

  • Editors: Aníbal Costa, António Arêde, Humberto Varum

  • Series Title: Building Pathology and Rehabilitation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5858-5

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-5857-8Published: 25 October 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5508-0Published: 23 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-5858-5Published: 13 October 2017

  • Series ISSN: 2194-9832

  • Series E-ISSN: 2194-9840

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 334

  • Number of Illustrations: 74 b/w illustrations, 137 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Building Repair and Maintenance, Structural Materials, Building Materials

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