Masonry Construction in Active Seismic Regions
- 1st Edition - May 12, 2021
- Latest edition
- Editors: Rajesh Rupakhety, Dipendra Gautam
- Language: English
During earthquakes, masonry buildings are the most affected, and consequently, damage to these buildings leads to massive loss of life and property. Masonry buildings comprise pr… Read more
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Description
Description
During earthquakes, masonry buildings are the most affected, and consequently, damage to these buildings leads to massive loss of life and property. Masonry buildings comprise probably the greatest share of overall housing stock, and in turn, understanding their performance during earthquakes is a pivotal problem in seismic regions. Masonry Construction in Active Seismic Regions presents details on the kinds of masonry building found in seismic regions of the world. The title describes interventions, such as retrofitted solutions, dynamic identification, and improved construction after earthquakes, that are equally applicable to regions of moderate and high seismicity. The book covers representative masonry buildings from active seismic regions, the material properties of masonry construction, numerical modelling techniques and computational advances, seismic performance of non-engineered masonry buildings, resilience in typical construction, retrofitting, and the cultural values and structural characterization of heritage masonry buildings in active seismic regions. This book is unique in its global and systematic coverage of masonry construction in seismic regions.
Key features
Key features
- Identifies the material properties of masonry construction from a seismic perspective
- Covers representative masonry buildings from active seismic regions, providing a benchmark to understand existing building stocks
- Provides numerical modelling techniques and reviews computational advances, including a large test database
- Details the seismic performance of non-engineered masonry buildings, as well as the cultural values and structural characterisation of heritage masonry constructions
- Analyses typical or vernacular constructions which have earthquake resilient features, such as Dhajji-Dewari, Borbone, Pombalino, and Himis
Readership
Readership
Researchers in architecture and structures, vernacular architecture, adobe and masonry structures, building engineering, and construction; Graduate students in civil engineering, structural engineering, architecture, and building engineering; Specialists in disaster preparedness and response; Professionals in masonry construction needing background information and advanced computational techniques; Students and researchers in development studies.
Table of contents
Table of 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 Ramı´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 Garcıa
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 Duțu
15. Dynamic characteristics of Inca’s stone masonry
Carlos Cuadra
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: May 14, 2021
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
RR
Rajesh Rupakhety
DG