Seismic retrofitting: : learning from vernacular architecture /: learning from vernacular architecture. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Mariana R. Correia, Paulo B. Lourenco, Humberto Varum.
• Editors: Correia, Mariana; Lourenc̦o, Paulo B; Varum, Humberto
• Contents: Part 1: Framework; ; Vernacular architecture: A paradigm of the local seismic culture; F. Ferrigni; Vernacular architecture?; G.D. Carlos, M.R. Correia, S. Rocha & P. Frey; Seismic-resistant building practices resulting from Local Seismic Culture; J. Ortega, G. Vasconcelos & M.R. Correia; Practices resulting from seismic performance improvement on heritage intervention; R.F. Paula & V. Cóias; Criteria and methodology for intervention in vernacular architecture and earthen heritage; M.R. Correia; Structural conservation and vernacular construction; P.B. Lourenço, H. Varum, G. Vasconcelos & H. Rodrigues; Seismic retrofitting of historic earthen buildings; C. Cancino & D. Torrealva; Local building cultures valued to better contribute to housing reconstruction programs; T. Joffroy & P. Garnier; ; Part 2: Local seismic culture around the world; ; Local seismic culture in Latin America; L.F. Guerrero Baca & J. Vargas Neumann; Local seismic culture in the Mediterranean region; L. Dipasquale & S. Mecca; The central and eastern Asian local seismic culture: Three approaches; F. Ferrigni; The earthquake resistant vernacular architecture in the Himalayas; Randolph Langenbach; Traditional construction in high seismic zones: A losing battle? The case of the 2015; Nepal earthquake; X. Romão, E. Paupério & A. Menon; Case study: Local seismic culture in vernacular architecture in Algeria; A. Abdessemed, Y. Terki & D. Benouar; Case study: Assessment of the seismic resilience of traditional Bhutanese buildings; T. Ilharco, A.A. Costa, J.M. Guedes, B. Quelhas, V. Lopes, J.L. Vasconcelos & G.S.C. Vasconcelos; Case study: Vernacular seismic culture in Chile; N. Jorquera & H. Pereira; Case study: Seismic resistant typologies technology in vernacular architecture in; Sichuan Province, China; J. Yao; Case study: Seismic retrofitting in ancient Egyptian adobe architecture; S. Lamei; Case study: Seismic resistant constructive systems in El Salvador; F. Gomes, M.R. Correia & R.D. Nuñez; Case study: Seismic retrofitting of Japanese traditional wooden structures; N. Takiyama; Case study: Seismic retrofitting constructive typology of vernacular Moroccan architecture (Fez); A. Abdessemed-Foufa; Case study: Local seismic culture in Romanian vernacular architecture; M. Ha˘rma˘nescu & E.S. Georgescu; Case study: Local seismic culture in Taiwan vernacular architecture; Y.R. Chen Part 3: Local seismic culture in Portugal; ; Recognising local seismic culture in Portugal, the SEISMIC-V research; M.R. Correia & G.D. Carlos; Seismic hazard analysis: An overview; J.F.B.D. Fonseca & S.P. Vilanova; A brief paleoseismology literature review: Contribution for the local seismic culture study in Portugal; M.R. Correia, M. Worth & S. Vilanova; Portuguese historical seismicity; G.Sousa; Seismic behaviour of vernacular architecture; H.Varum, H. Rodrigues, P.B. Lourenço & G. Vasconcelos; The design of 1758’s master plan and the construction of Lisbon ‘downtown’: A humanistic concept?; V. Lopes dos Santos; Timber frames as an earthquake resisting system in Portugal; E.Poletti, G. Vasconcelos & P.B. Lourenço; ; Part 4: Portuguese local seismic culture: Assessment by regions Lisbon: Downtown’s reconstruction after the 1755 earthquake; G.D. Carlos, M.R. Correia, G. Sousa, A. Lima, F. Gomes & V. Lopes dos Santos; The 1909 earthquake impact in the Tagus Lezíria region; E. Gomes, A. Lima, G.D. Carlos & M.R. Correia; Costal Alentejo region: Identification of local seismic culture; F. Gomes, A. Lima, G.D. Carlos & M.R. Correia; Seismic-resistant elements in the Historical Centre of Évora; G.D. Carlos, M.R. Correia, G. Sousa, A. Lima & F. Gomes; Seismic-resistant features in Lower Alentejo’s vernacular architecture; A. Lima, F. Gomes, G.D. Carlos, D. Viana & M.R. Correia; Seismic vulnerability of the Algarve coastal region; G.D. Carlos, M.R. Correia, G. Sousa, A. Lima, F. Gomes, L. Félix & A. Feio; The high and intense seismic activity in the Azores; F. Gomes, M.R. Correia, G.D. Carlos & A. Lima Part 5: Typology performance study; ; Seismic behaviour assessment of vernacular isolated buildings; J. Ortega, G. Vasconcelos, P.B. Lourenço, H. Rodrigues & H. Varum; Seismic behaviour analysis and retrofitting of a row building; R.S. Barros, A. Costa, H. Varum, H. Rodrigues, P.B. Lourenço & G. Vasconcelos; Seismic vulnerability of vernacular buildings in urban centres—the case of Vila Real de Santo António; J. Ortega, G. Vasconcelos, P.B. Lourenço, H. Rodrigues & H. Varum Part 6: Conclusions of the research Systematisation of seismic mitigation planning at urban scale; D.L. Viana, A. Lima, G.D. Carlos, F. Gomes, M.R. Correia, P.B. Lourenço & H. Varum; Systematisation of seismic retrofitting in vernacular architecture; A. Lima, M.R. Correia, F. Gomes, G.D. Carlos, D. Viana, P.B. Lourenço & H. Varum; Common damages and recommendations for the seismic retrofitting of vernacular dwellings; M.R. Correia, H. Varum & P.B. Lourenço
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (262 pages)
• Subjects: 720; Vernacular architecture
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781317297871; 1317297873
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