Historical earthquake-resistant timber frames in the Mediterranean Area. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nicola Ruggieri, Gennaro Tampone, Raffaele Zinno, editors.
• Editors: Ruggieri, Nicola; Tampone, Gennaro; Zinno, Raffaele
• Contents: Timber framing wall in the Italic civilization -- Mechanical and constructive interpretation of the Giovanni Vivenzio?s model -- Timber Frames and Solid Walls: Earthquake Resilient Construction from Roman Times to the Origins of the Modern Skyscraper -- Behaviour of the Borbone Constructive System under Cyclic Loading. Preliminary Report -- Seismic Performance of Traditional Half-Timbered Walls: Experimental Results -- Experimental Study on Timber-Framed Masonry Structures -- Shaking Table Test of Full Scale Model of Timber Framed Brick Masonry Walls for Structural Restoration of Tomioka Silk Mill, Registered as a Tentative World Cultural Heritage in Japan -- Seismic Performance Evaluation of Timber? Framed Masonry Walls. Experimental Tests and Numerical Modelling -- A proposal for a procedure to evaluate the seismic vulnerability of historic timber frame buildings -- An Overview on the Seismic Behaviour of Timber Frame Structures -- Practical Simulation Tools For The Seismic Analysis Of Timber-Framed Masonry Structures -- Earthquake Response of Historic Buildings at Lefkas Island -- A Diagnostic Plan Supporting Conservation Work on Timber-Frame Houses.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (viii, 171 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 694/.1; Engineering; Wooden-frame buildings -- Mediterranean Region; Wooden-frame buildings -- Mediterranean Region -- History; Earthquake resistant design -- History; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Construction -- Carpentry; Earthquake resistant design; Wooden-frame buildings; Engineering; Light Construction, Steel Construction, Timber Construction; Building Repair and Maintenance; Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics; Architectural History and Theory; Technology & Engineering -- Civil -- General; Science -- Earth Sciences -- Meteorology & Climatology; Architecture -- History -- General; Conservation of buildings & building materials; Meteorology & climatology; Theory of architecture; Building construction; Hydraulic engineering; Architecture; Technology & Engineering -- Construction -- General; Building construction & materials; Mediterranean Region; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319161877; 3319161873; 3319161865; 9783319161860
• Related ISBNs: 9783319161860
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed March 25, 2015).
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