Structural survey and diagnosis of historical constructions - the experience of the Construction Institute

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2016

Authors

Esmeralda Paupério (Author) FEUP; Xavier Romão (Author) FEUP; António Arêde (Author) FEUP; Aníbal Costa (Author) FEUP; Humberto Varum (Author) FEUP; João Paulo Miranda Guedes (Author) FEUP; Nelson Vila Pouca (Author) FEUP

Journal

The Journal is awaiting validation by the Administrative Services.

Title: VITRUVIO - International Journal of Architectural Technology and Sustainability

Vol. 1 No. 1

Pages: 49-64

Indexing

ISI Web of Science

Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Civil engineering

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Engineering > Civil engineering > Structural engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00R-SA3

DOI: 10.4995/vitruvio-ijats.2016.5269

Abstract (EN): The sustainable rehabilitation of an historical construction can only be achieved if there is adequate knowledge about its state of conservation. To obtain such knowledge, reliable structural survey and diagnosis procedures need to be employed. An overall definition of the more important technical procedures that need to be considered is addressed to provide general guidelines for the structural survey and diagnosis of historical constructions. A more detailed description of some of the methods is then also performed. Several case studies are then presented to illustrate these approaches, emphasizing the importance of the technical inspection and survey data in the rehabilitation actions that were developed in each case study.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 15