During earthquakes, masonry buildings are the most affected, and consequently, damage to these buildings leads to massive loss of life and property. Masonry buildings comprise probably the greatest share of overall housing stock, and in turn, understanding their performance during earthquakes is a pivotal problem in seismic regions. Masonry Construction in Active Seismic Regions presents details on the kinds of masonry building found in seismic regions of the world. The title describes interventions, such as retrofitted solutions, dynamic identification, and improved construction after earthquakes, that are equally applicable to regions of moderate and high seismicity. The book covers representative masonry buildings from active seismic regions, the material properties of masonry construction, numerical modelling techniques and computational advances, seismic performance of non-engineered masonry buildings, resilience in typical construction, retrofitting, and the cultural values and structural characterization of heritage masonry buildings in active seismic regions. This book is unique in its global and systematic coverage of masonry construction in seismic regions.
1. Masonry Construction in Active Seismic Regions - p. iii 2. Cover - p. iii 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. Contributors - p. xi 7. About the editors - p. xiii 8. Chapter 1 Testing and experimental simulation of seismic behavior for modeling and seismic resistance verification of masonry buildings - p. 1 9. Chapter 2 Seismic vulnerability of Himalayan stone masonry: Regional perspectives - p. 25 10. Chapter 3 Traditional timber-laced masonry construction in Turkey known as himiş - p. 61 11. Chapter 4 Traditional earth construction in Latin America: A review on the construction systems and reinforcement strategies - p. 99 12. Chapter 5 Nondestructive testing, assessment, and strengthening for reducing the seismic vulnerability of masonry structures - p. 123 13. Chapter 6 Geometrical, constructive, and mechanical characterization of the traditional masonry buildings in the historic city center of Leiria, Portugal - p. 147 14. Chapter 7 The Borbone's antiseismic system: Historical, constructive, and structural analysis - p. 175 15. Chapter 8 Seismic vulnerability of historical constructions in Northern Southeast Asia (Indochina): Lessons learnt from recent earthquakes - p. 213 16. Chapter 9 Structural characteristics of Nepalese pagoda temples - p. 231 17. Chapter 10 From Tship Chim to Pa Chim: Seismic vulnerability and strengthening of Bhutanese vernacular buildings - p. 253 18. Chapter 11 Local out-of-plane failure modes in traditional block-masonry buildings - p. 289 19. Chapter 12 Mexican colonial churches: structural assessment and seismic behavior - p. 323 20. Chapter 13 Features and seismic response of large masonry structures: A case study of Singh Durbar main building, Nepal - p. 355 21. Chapter 14 An engineering view on the traditional timber frames with infills in Romania - p. 377 22. Chapter 15 Dynamic characteristics of Inca's stone masonry - p. 421 23. Index - p. 461
During earthquakes, masonry buildings are the most affected, and consequently, damage to these buildings leads to massive loss of life and property. Masonry buildings comprise probably the greatest share of overall housing stock, and in turn, understanding their performance during earthquakes is a pivotal problem in seismic regions. Masonry Construction in Active Seismic Regions presents details on the kinds of masonry building found in seismic regions of the world. The title describes interventions, such as retrofitted solutions, dynamic identification, and improved construction after earthquakes, that are equally applicable to regions of moderate and high seismicity. The book covers representative masonry buildings from active seismic regions, the material properties of masonry construction, numerical modelling techniques and computational advances, seismic performance of non-engineered masonry buildings, resilience in typical construction, retrofitting, and the cultural values and structural characterization of heritage masonry buildings in active seismic regions. This book is unique in its global and systematic coverage of masonry construction in seismic regions.
1. Masonry Construction in Active Seismic Regions - p. iii 2. Cover - p. iii 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. Contributors - p. xi 7. About the editors - p. xiii 8. Chapter 1 Testing and experimental simulation of seismic behavior for modeling and seismic resistance verification of masonry buildings - p. 1 9. Chapter 2 Seismic vulnerability of Himalayan stone masonry: Regional perspectives - p. 25 10. Chapter 3 Traditional timber-laced masonry construction in Turkey known as himiş - p. 61 11. Chapter 4 Traditional earth construction in Latin America: A review on the construction systems and reinforcement strategies - p. 99 12. Chapter 5 Nondestructive testing, assessment, and strengthening for reducing the seismic vulnerability of masonry structures - p. 123 13. Chapter 6 Geometrical, constructive, and mechanical characterization of the traditional masonry buildings in the historic city center of Leiria, Portugal - p. 147 14. Chapter 7 The Borbone's antiseismic system: Historical, constructive, and structural analysis - p. 175 15. Chapter 8 Seismic vulnerability of historical constructions in Northern Southeast Asia (Indochina): Lessons learnt from recent earthquakes - p. 213 16. Chapter 9 Structural characteristics of Nepalese pagoda temples - p. 231 17. Chapter 10 From Tship Chim to Pa Chim: Seismic vulnerability and strengthening of Bhutanese vernacular buildings - p. 253 18. Chapter 11 Local out-of-plane failure modes in traditional block-masonry buildings - p. 289 19. Chapter 12 Mexican colonial churches: structural assessment and seismic behavior - p. 323 20. Chapter 13 Features and seismic response of large masonry structures: A case study of Singh Durbar main building, Nepal - p. 355 21. Chapter 14 An engineering view on the traditional timber frames with infills in Romania - p. 377 22. Chapter 15 Dynamic characteristics of Inca's stone masonry - p. 421 23. Index - p. 461
