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Structural Rehabilitation of Old Buildings

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Editors:
  1. Aníbal Costa

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

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  2. João Miranda Guedes

    1. Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering of Porto University, Porto, Portugal

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  3. Humberto Varum

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

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  • Describes the different construction systems and structural materials and elements within the main buildings typologies
  • Analyzes the particularities of each of building type
  • Includes general aspects of laboratory and in-situ testing, numerical modeling, vulnerability assessment and construction maintenance
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Building Pathology and Rehabilitation (BUILDING, volume 2)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Construction Systems

    • Alice Tavares, Dina D’Ayala, Aníbal Costa, Humberto Varum
    Pages 1-35

  3. Structural Behaviour and Retrofitting of Adobe Masonry Buildings

    • Humberto Varum, Nicola Tarque, Dora Silveira, Guido Camata, Bruno Lobo, Marcial Blondet et al.
    Pages 37-75

  4. Conservation and New Construction Solutions in Rammed Earth

    • Rui A. Silva, Paul Jaquin, Daniel V. Oliveira, Tiago F. Miranda, Luc Schueremans, Nuno Cristelo
    Pages 77-108

  5. Characterization and Damage of Brick Masonry

    • Paulo B. Lourenço, Rob van Hees, Francisco Fernandes, Barbara Lubelli
    Pages 109-130

  6. Characterization and Reinforcement of Stone Masonry Walls

    • Bruno Quelhas, Lorenzo Cantini, João Miranda Guedes, Francesca da Porto, Celeste Almeida
    Pages 131-155

  7. Save the Tabique Construction

    • Jorge Pinto, Gülten Gülay, José Vieira, Vatan Meltem, Humberto Varum, İhsan Engin Bal et al.
    Pages 157-185

  8. Pombalino Constructions: Description and Seismic Assessment

    • Mário Lopes, Helena Meireles, Serena Cattari, Rita Bento, Sergio Lagomarsino
    Pages 187-233

  9. Analysis and Strengthening of Timber Floors and Roofs

    • Jorge M. Branco, Roberto Tomasi
    Pages 235-258

  10. Advancements in Retrofitting Reinforced Concrete Structures by the Use of CFRP Materials

    • José Sena-Cruz, Joaquim Barros, Mário Coelho, Carlo Pellegrino
    Pages 259-284

  11. Numerical Modelling Approaches for Existing Masonry and RC Structures

    • Alexandre A. Costa, Bruno Quelhas, João P. Almeida
    Pages 285-305

  12. Seismic Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of Historic Masonry Buildings

    • Romeu Vicente, Dina D′Ayala, Tiago Miguel Ferreira, Humberto Varum, Aníbal Costa, J. A. R. Mendes da Silva et al.
    Pages 307-348
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This present book describes the different construction systems and structural materials and elements within the main buildings typologies, and it analyses the particularities of each of them, including, at the end, general aspects concerning laboratory and in-situ testing, numerical modeling, vulnerability assessment and construction maintenance.

Editors and Affiliations

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

    Aníbal Costa, Humberto Varum

  • Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering of Porto University, Porto, Portugal

    João Miranda Guedes

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Structural Rehabilitation of Old Buildings

  • Editors: Aníbal Costa, João Miranda Guedes, Humberto Varum

  • Series Title: Building Pathology and Rehabilitation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39686-1

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-39685-4Published: 24 September 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-50899-2Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-39686-1Published: 11 September 2013

  • Series ISSN: 2194-9832

  • Series E-ISSN: 2194-9840

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 348

  • Number of Illustrations: 77 b/w illustrations, 147 illustrations in colour

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

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