Seismic Assessment, Behavior and Retrofit of Heritage Buildings and Monuments

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Psycharis, Ioannis N. (Editor), Pantazopoulou, Stavroula J. (Editor), Papadrakakis, Manolis (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Computational Methods in Applied Sciences, 37
• Subjects: Engineering.; Geotechnical engineering.; Architecture.; Computer mathematics.; Structural mechanics.; Engineering geology.; Engineering > Geology.; Foundations.; Hydraulics.; Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics.; Structural Mechanics.; Computational Science and Engineering.; Architectural History and Theory.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.

This book assembles, identifies and highlights the most recent developments in Rehabilitation and retrofitting of historical and heritage structures. This is an issue of paramount importance in countries with great built cultural heritage that also suffer from high seismicity, such as the countries...