Structural Rehabilitation of Old Buildings (Building Pathology and Rehabilitation Book 2)

This present book describes the different construction systems and structural materials and elements within the main buildings typologies, and it analyses the particularities of each of them, including, at the end, general aspects concerning laboratory and in-situ testing, numerical modeling, vulnerability assessment and construction maintenance. Front Matter....Pages i-viii Construction Systems....Pages 1-35 Structural Behaviour and Retrofitting of Adobe Masonry Buildings....Pages 37-75 Conservation and New Construction Solutions in Rammed Earth....Pages 77-108 Characterization and Damage of Brick Masonry....Pages 109-130 Characterization and Reinforcement of Stone Masonry Walls....Pages 131-155 Save the Tabique Construction....Pages 157-185 Pombalino Constructions: Description and Seismic Assessment....Pages 187-233 Analysis and Strengthening of Timber Floors and Roofs....Pages 235-258 Advancements in Retrofitting Reinforced Concrete Structures by the Use of CFRP Materials....Pages 259-284 Numerical Modelling Approaches for Existing Masonry and RC Structures....Pages 285-305 Seismic Vulnerability and Risk Assessment of Historic Masonry Buildings....Pages 307-348 The present book describes the different construction systems and structural materials and solutions within the main old buildings typologies, and it analyses the particularities of each of them, including mechanical properties, structural behaviour, typical damage patterns and collapse mechanisms. Common or pioneering intervention measures to repair and/or strengthen some of these structural elements are also reviewed