Structural Studies, Repairs and Maintenance of Heritage Architecture XIV contains most of the papers presented at the 14th International Conference on Studies, Repairs and Maintenance of Heritage Architecture (STREMAH 2015), which was held at A Coruña, Spain, organized by the Wessex Institute, U.K. The meeting was sponsored by the International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning. The biennial conference, first held in 1989, brings together contributions from scientists, architects, engineers, restoration experts, social scientists, planners and economists dealing with various aspects of heritage buildings.
The importance of retaining the world’s cultural heritage cannot be overstated. Rapid development and inappropriate conservation techniques are threatening many unique buildings and sites. STREMAH contributions aim to provide the necessary scientific knowledge to facilitate regulating policies. They also address topics related to historical aspects and the reuse of heritage sites. Technical issues on the structural integrity of different types of buildings, such as those constructed with materials as varied as iron and steel, concrete, masonry, wood or earth are discussed. Restoration processes require the appropriate characterization of those materials, the modes of construction and the structural behavior of the building.
STREMAH also considers modern computer simulation studies, which provide accurate results demonstrating the stress state of the building and possible failure mechanisms affecting its stability. Of particular importance are studies related to their dynamics and earthquake behavior aiming to provide an assessment of the seismic vulnerability of heritage buildings.
Contents
- Section 1: Heritage architecture and historical aspects (11 papers)
- Section 2: Assessment and re-use of heritage buildings (8 papers)
- Section 3: Industrial heritage (3 papers)
- Section 4: Learning from the past (4 papers)
- Section 5: Material characterisation (4 papers)
- Section 6: Heritage masonry buildings (4 papers)
- Section 7: Stone masonry walls (2 papers)
- Section 8: The masonry construction of Vall d’Arà n (3 papers)
(Special session organised by J. Lluis i Ginovart) - Section 9: Modern (19th/20th century) heritage (5 papers)
- Section 10: Cultural heritage: characterisation, recovery and conservation (5 papers)
(Special session organised by A. Pagliuca) - Section 11: Surveying and monitoring (5 papers)
- Section 12: Simulation and modelling (4 papers)
- Section 13: Seismic vulnerability (3 papers)
- Section 14: Wooden structures (4 papers)
- Section 15: Transportation heritage (2 papers)
- Section 16: Social and economic aspects in heritage (2 papers)