Overview

Architectural heritage is now recognised to be of great importance to the historical identity. In order to take care of the architectural heritage of a region, town or nation, now recognised as of great importance to their historical identify, we need to share experiences and knowledge regarding heritage preservation in many parts of the world. Covering advances in this field presented at the thirteenth in a series of now-biennial conferences that began in 1989, this book covers such topics as: Heritage Architecture and Historical Aspects; Assessment and Re-use; Performance and Maintenance; Simulation and Modelling; Modern (19th/20th Century) Heritage; Seismic Vulnerability; Material Characterization; Heritage Masonry; Earth Construction; Wooden Structures; Guidelines, Codes and Regulations for Heritage; Defence Heritage.

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Author:   C. A. Brebbia
Publisher:   WIT Press
Imprint:   WIT Press
Volume:   131
ISBN:  

9781845647308

ISBN 10:   1845647300
Pages:   616
Publication Date:   25 June 2013
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents Section 1: Heritage architecture and historical aspects Historic traceology as a complex tool for rediscovery of lost construction skills and techniques; Cultural heritage tourism and authenticity: San Antonio Missions Historic District; Mexican conventual churches from the 16th century: some basis of design; The artistic heritage in the Deji of Akure's Palace; Stone masonry walls and woodworks as architectural heritages in rural areas of the Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey: case studies from Erzurum, Kars and Ardahan; The value of railway heritage for community development Section 2: Assessment and re-use Assessment of historic concrete structures; Reliability assessment of heritage architecture; Non destructive investigation for historic documentation and construction qualification of monumental buildings: the case of S Gregory Church in Bari, South Italy; Conservation of monasteries by adaptive reuse: the added value of typology and morphology; A case of preservation of the modern and regeneration of old downtown through civic participatory remodeling procedure: experimentation in Gwangju, Korea; RC frame structure strengthening by reason of insufficient concrete strength; Smart aspects for safeguarding heritage; Analysis and diagnosis for the conservation and architectural reuse of the old barn and horse stables of the Chapingo Autonomous University; Probabilistic assessment of industrial heritage structures: framework and case study Section 3: Performance and maintenance The protection of the Baserri as an energy efficient building: the optimized insulation strategy; Modernization of historical houses in Sopot: a case study; Authenticity and the one-hundred year repair Section 4: Simulation and modelling A complex finite-element model for the investigation of historical masonry; Interpretation of the behaviour of masonry arches and domes by simple models; Database of climatic data as a rewarding tool for inclusion of weather observations in computational service life assessments of historical buildings Section 5: Modern (19th/20th century) heritage Structural design, typical damages and reinstatement of the Malakoff Towers; Incentives to retain late 19th century housing and the practicalities of onservation and repair of that stock; Recovery intervention of two theatres in Basilicata (Italy): history and techniques; Deterioration of residential buildings in the Ensanche of Bilbao; Seismic pounding mitigation of a modern heritage R/C bell tower Section 6: Seismic vulnerability Numerical investigation of the influence of earthquake forces and foundation settlement on the performance of Post-Byzantine churches; Chapels with domes on squinches in Sicily (XV - XVI century): constructive systems and structural vulnerability; Influence of the maintenance in seismic response of Lorca historic centre masonry residential buildings after the 11 May 2011 earthquake Section 7: Material characterization Mechanical, hygric and thermal properties of building stones; Properties of plasters suitable for reconstruction of historical buildings; Abiotic and microbially influenced corrosion on buried iron artefacts Section 8: Heritage masonry Assessment and restoration of a masonry dome in the cathedral of Tortosa enclosure; Visual assessment of San Antonio Franciscan Mission churches in San Antonio for sustainable cultural heritage tourism; Performance improvement of hydraulic lime based grouts for masonry consolidation: an experimental study; Study of hydraulic lime grout injections in different porous media: an experimental study Section 9: Earth construction Heritage architecture from the Colonizacion Antioquena: the case of the Santamaria Theater; Monumental earthen architecture in the humid tropics of Mexico: archaeological evidence of a millenary tradition Section 10: Wooden structures Evaluation of dynamic properties of traditional wooden shrines in Yurihonjo, Japan; Dynamic characteristics of Taiwanese traditional Dieh-Dou timber structures; Process of architectural wooden preservation in Japan Section 11: Guidelines, codes and regulations for heritage Several notes on technical modernization of a historical building; A systematic approach for evolving byelaws, codes and guidelines in heritage conservation areas: the use of visual simulation techniques Section 12: Defence heritage The green hills of rubble in black and white; A Farewell to Arms: research on the disposal of a former military system in Friuli Venezia Giulia; The heritage prospective and urban expansion in capital cities: old defence sites in Muscat, Oman; Roman defence sites on the Danube River and environmental changes; Soviet military heritage: brown and green - recovery and enhancement

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