Statics of Historic Masonry Constructions

• Main Author: Como, Mario (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Edition: 3rd ed. 2017.
• Series: Springer Series in Solid and Structural Mechanics, 9
• Subjects: Engineering.; Continuum mechanics.; Structural mechanics.; Technology > History.; Structural Mechanics.; Building Construction and Design.; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials.; History of Technology.

Masonry constructions are the great majority of the buildings in Europe’s historic centres and the most important monuments of its architectural heritage. Given the age of these constructions, the demand for safety assessments and restoration projects is pressing and constant; still within the broad...

Table of Contents:

• From the content
• Masonry Strength and Deformability
• Fundamentals of Statics
• Masonry Arches.