Masonry construction in active seismic regions. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Rajesh Rupakhety, Dipendra Gautam.
• Editors: Rupakhety, Rajesh; Gautam, Dipendra
• Contents: 1. Testing and experimental simulation of seismic behavior for modeling and seismic resistance verification of masonry buildings Miha Tomazevic 2. Seismic vulnerability of Himalayan stone masonry: Regional perspectives Dipendra Gautam, Rajesh Rupakhety, Rabindra Adhikari, Binay Charan Shrestha, Rewati Baruwal, and Lalit Bhatt 3. Traditional timber-laced masonry construction in Turkey known as himis¸ Polat G€ulkan and Randolph Langenbach 4. Traditional earth construction in Latin America: A review on the construction systems and reinforcement strategies Pilar Baquedano, Rafael Rami´rez Eudave, Fabiana N. Miranda, Sandra Graus, and Tiago Miguel Ferreira 5. Nondestructive testing, assessment, and strengthening for reducing the seismic vulnerability of masonry structures Tiago Miguel Ferreira, Nuno Mendes, Rui Silva, and Paulo B. Lourenco 6. Geometrical, constructive, and mechanical characterization of the traditional masonry buildings in the historic city center of Leiria, Portugal Tiago Miguel Ferreira, Javier Ortega, and Hugo Rodrigues 7. The Borbone’s antiseismic system: Historical, constructive, and structural analysis S. Galassi, E. Pagano, N. Ruggieri, G. Salerno, and G. Tempesta 8. Seismic vulnerability of historical constructions in Northern Southeast Asia (Indochina): Lessons learnt from recent earthquakes Teraphan Ornthammarath, Saw Htwe Zaw, Nakhorn Poovarodom, and Yin Myo Min Htwe 9. Structural characteristics of Nepalese pagoda temples Manjip Shakya and Jeevan Gwachha 10. From Tship Chim to Pa Chim: Seismic vulnerability and strengthening of Bhutanese vernacular buildings Nimesh Chettri, Dipendra Gautam, and Rajesh Rupakhety 11. Local out-of-plane failure modes in traditional block-masonry buildings Claudia Casapulla 12. Mexican colonial churches: structural assessment and seismic behavior Fernando Pena, Marcos M. Chavez, and Natalia Garcia 13. Features and seismic response of large masonry structures:A case study of Singh Durbar main building, Nepal Rishi Ram Parajuli 14. An engineering view on the traditional timber frames with infills in Romania Andreea Du?u 15. Dynamic characteristics of Inca’s stone masonry Carlos Cuadra
• Publisher Details: Oxford : Woodhead Publishing
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white, and colour)
• Subjects: 624.183; Masonry; Earthquake engineering
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780128231968
• Related ISBNs: 9780128210871
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