Structural Rehabilitation of Old Buildings

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....

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Costa, Aníbal (Editor), Guedes, João Miranda (Editor), Varum, Humberto (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2014, 2014
Edition:1st ed. 2014
Series:Building Pathology and Rehabilitation
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary: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
Physical Description:VIII, 348 p. 224 illus., 147 illus. in color online resource
ISBN:9783642396861