Structural Studies, Repairs and Maintenance of Heritage Architecture XVII & Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures XIII: (203 WIT Transactions on The Built Environment)

Structural Studies, Repairs and Maintenance of Heritage Architecture XVII The importance of retaining the built cultural heritage cannot be overstated. Rapid development and inappropriate conservation techniques are threatening many heritage unique sites in different parts of the world. Selected papers presented at the 17th International Conference on Studies, Repairs and Maintenance of Heritage Architecture are included in this volume. They address a series of topics related to the historical aspects and the reuse of heritage buildings, as well as technical issues on the structural integrity of different types of buildings, such as those constructed with materials as varied as iron and steel, concrete, masonry, wood or earth. Restoration processes require the appropriate characterisation of those materials, the modes of construction and the structural behaviour of the building. This knowledge can be gained through a series of material characterisation techniques, preferably via non-destructive tests. Modern computer simulation can provide accurate results demonstrating the stress state of the building and possible failure mechanisms affecting its stability. Of particular importance are studies related to their dynamic and earthquake behaviour aiming to provide an assessment of the seismic vulnerability of heritage buildings. Contributions originate from scientists, architects, engineers and restoration experts from all over the world and deal with different aspects of heritage buildings, including how to formulate regulatory policies, to ensure effective ways of preserving the architectural heritage. Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures XIII Papers presented at the 13th International Conference on Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures form this volume and cover basic and applied research in the various fields of earthquake engineering relevant to the design of structures. Major earthquakes and associated effects such as tsunamis continue to stress the need to carry out more research on those topics. The problems will intensify as population pressure results in buildings in regions of high seismic vulnerability. A better understanding of these phenomena is required to design earthquake resistant structures and to carry out risk assessments and vulnerability studies. The problem of protecting the built environment in earthquake-prone regions involves not only the optimal design and construction of new facilities but also the upgrading and rehabilitation of existing structures including heritage buildings. The type of highly specialized retrofitting employed to protect the built heritage is an important area of research. The included papers cover such topics as Seismic hazard and tsunamis; Building performance during earthquakes; Structural vulnerability; Seismic isolation and energy dissipation; Passive earthquake protection systems.

Table of Contents:
Part I – Structural Studies, Repairs and Maintenance of Heritage Architecture XVII Section 1: Heritage architecture and historical aspects Giuseppe Vaccaro: An “experimenter” of a constructional modernity; Building renewal: The centrality of eventual occupancy in design decisions; Deliberations on conservation of built heritage: Paying homage to a historical past through architectural education, learning and research; Archive research as a diagnostic and cognitive investigative method of memory of the multistratified urban built heritage: A case of urban archeology; Urban planning and its impact on the city of Hebron, Palestine; Evolution of the traditional Turkish house; Woodworking trade at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries and its protection Section 2: Maintenance and conservation issues Towards an autonomous management maintenance model applied to a heritage building: The case of Hernando Colón College, Universidad de Sevilla, Spain; Optimization of hydrated lime putties and lime mortars using nopal pectin for conservation of cultural heritage Section 3: Monitoring and damage detection Monitoring and study process of gothic buildings; Indoor corrosivity in Klementinum Baroque library hall, Prague; Simplified procedure for structural integrity evaluation of complex walls through signal energy analysis based on vibrational data Section 4: Vulnerability assessment Novel risk assessment methodology for cultural heritage sites; Built heritage in the 2020 earthquakes in Zagreb and Petrinja, Croatia: Experience and consequences; Digital survey and parametric 3D modelling for the vulnerability assessment of masonry heritage: The Basilica of San Domenico in Siena, Italy; Towards a sustainable re-construction method for seismic-prone heritage settlements of Gujarat, India, based on advanced recording technologies Section 5: Social, cultural and economic aspects Role historic assets can play in reviving the retail high street: A case study of Derby’s retail high street; Capital Model Prison: A political tool for government power; Remains of the beauty: A definition of beauty in the built space; Adaptive reuse heritage buildings addressing sustainability potentials: Analytical case studies in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates; Heritage sites: The problem of economic, social and cultural valuation Section 6: Industrial heritage Urban regeneration of industrial sites: Between heritage preservation and gentrification; Postcolonial industrial heritage in north Africa: Investigations and insights into the city of Casablanca, Morocco; Research of the industrial heritage category and spatial density distribution in the Walloon Region, Belgium, and northeast China Section 7: Learning from the past Tradition and innovation in the scenery city’s architectures: The impact of Filippo Juvarra in Carlos Mardel’s 1733 plan for Lisbon’s riverfront – A water-city proposed design for the envisioned “Rome of the Occident”; Social role of the wall: The domestic vernacular architecture of south India; Towards developing an ecological tourism settlement in Siwa Oasis, Egypt: Case study of Babenshal eco-lodge; Crisis or opportunity: Looking at the past for the resilience of settlements Part II – Earthquake Resistant Engineering Structures XIII Fragility assessment of the inter-story pounding risk between adjacent reinforced concrete structures based on probabilistic seismic demand models; Proposal of in situ parameters for the assessment of physical vulnerability to seismic events: A Peruvian case study; Strength balance of steel damper columns and surrounding beams in reinforced concrete frames; Proposal of territorial parameters for seismic hazard assessment in Pisco, Peru; Structural monitoring for seismic damage evaluation: A case study; Examining the adequacy of separation gaps between adjacent buildings under near-field and far-field earthquakes