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Strategies for building pathology reports in an urban rehabilitation process: Project of the Old City Centre of Coimbra [PDF]

, 2005
The increasing interest on architectural heritage associated to the recognised building value, at economic, social and cultural levels have stimulated, in the recent decades, the urban rehabilitation and renovation o several cities in Europe.
Silva, J. A. R. Mendes da, Varum, H., Vicente, R.   +2 more
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Seismic vulnerability of Modern Architecture building's: Le Corbusier style: a case study [PDF]

, 2005
In Portugal, at the end of the World War II, a new generation of architects emerged, influenced by the Modern Movement Architecture, born in Central-Europe in the early twenties but now influenced also by the Modern Brazilian Architecture. They worked
Costa, A., Fonseca, J., Rodrigues, H., Tostões, A., Varum, H.   +4 more
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ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS IN THE DESIGN AND STABILITY ASSESSMENT OF MASONRY STRUCTURES: A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW (1999–2024)

Facta Universitatis. Series: Architecture and Civil Engineering
Masonry structures, both historically and in contemporary construction, are widely utilized due to the availability and diversity of their constituent materials.
Žarko Petrović, Bojan Milošević, Nenad Kojić, Igor Kuvač   +3 more
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Basket-Handle Arch and Its Optimum Symmetry Generation as a Structural Element and Keeping the Aesthetic Point of View [PDF]

, 2019
The arches were a great advance in construction with respect to the rigid Greek linteled architecture. Its development came from the hand of the great Roman constructions, especially with the semicircular arch. In successive historical periods, different
Alcayde García, Alfredo, Manzano Agugliaro, Francisco, Peña Fernández, Araceli, Pérez Romero, Antonio, San Antonio Gómez, Carlos, Velilla Lucini, Cristina   +5 more
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Technical Challenges in the Construction of Gothic Vaults: The Gothic Theory of Structural Design [PDF]

, 2012
The construction of a Gothic vault implied the solution of several technical challenges. The literature on Gothic vault construction is quite large and its growth continues steadily.
Huerta Fernández, Santiago
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Numerical Simulation of a Shear Wall Model in Interlocking Masonry with Dry Vertical and Horizontal Joints in Compressed Earth Blocks

Buildings
This study investigates the mechanical behavior of masonry walls constructed using interlocking compressed earth blocks with dry vertical and horizontal joints.
Basile Koudje, Edmond Adjovi
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The medieval ‘scientia' of structures: the rules of Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón [PDF]

, 2002
Medieval builders didn't have a scientific structural theory, however gothic cathedrals were not build without a theory. Gothic masters had a ‘scientia', a body of knowledge which permitted the safe design of their buildings.
Huerta Fernández, Santiago
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The use of FRPs in seismic repair and retrofit: experimental verification [PDF]

, 2001
The application of FRPs in the seismic repair and retrofit of structures is addressed. The results from a few tests on full-scale structures, repaired and/or retrofitted with composites, performed at the ELSA laboratory are presented and ...
Colombo, A., Negro, P., Pinto, A. V., Varum, H.   +3 more
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Guarding the border: watchtowers of the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada. Characterization and vulnerability assessment [PDF]

, 2018
RUIZ-JARAMILLO, J. y GARCÍA-PULIDO, L.J., 2018. Guarding the border: watchtowers of the Nasrid Kingdom of Granada. Characterization and vulnerability assessment. Heritage 2018: 6th International Conference on Heritage and Sustainable Development. Granada:
García-Pulido, Luis José, Ruiz-Jaramillo, Jonathan   +1 more
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Robustness of Multistory Buildings with Masonry Infill [PDF]

, 2015
Izzuddin, BA, Macorini, L, Xavier, FB
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