The 18th-Century Baraccato of L’Aquila
02 Jul 2020-International Journal of Architectural Heritage (Taylor & Francis)-Vol. 14, Iss: 6, pp 870-884
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe a particular form of baraccata house, found in L'Aquila, Italy, and compare it to the traditional T-F structure.
Abstract: This article attempts to describe a particular form of baraccata house, found in L’Aquila, Italy. The differences between this form of baraccato and the Italian traditional timber-framed (T-F) stru...
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TL;DR: In this article, a low magnitude seismic response of a historical masonry structure, the Santa Maria di Collemaggio basilica, was acquired by a complex monitoring system, where ten FBA accelerometers, nine placed on the basilica facade and one on the ground level, recorded respectively the base accelerogram (Input) and the structural response (Output).
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on the simulation of irregular stone masonry by the lattice discrete particle model (LDPM), which simulates the fracture and failure behavior of quasi-brittle heterogeneo...
Abstract: This paper focuses on the simulation of irregular stone masonry by the lattice discrete particle model (LDPM), which simulates the fracture and failure behavior of quasi-brittle heterogeneo...
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TL;DR: A permanent monitoring system installed in a monumental masonry structure, the basilica of Santa Maria di Collemaggio in L’Aquila Italy, continuously acquires vibration data, which leads to the assessment of a structural intervention using a simple Bayesian approach driven by subspace-based indicators.
Abstract: The article focuses on the assessment of a structural intervention using a simple Bayesian approach driven by subspace-based indicators. A permanent monitoring system installed in a monumental maso...
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TL;DR: Flexural and shear strengths of reinforced masonry shear walls are examined, based on experimental results obtained from 22 6-ft. by 6ft. masonry wall specimens as mentioned in this paper, and a new shear formula that takes into account the influence of axial stress and flexural reinforcement is proposed.
Abstract: Flexural and shear strengths of reinforced masonry shear walls are examined, based on experimental results obtained from 22 6-ft. by 6-ft. masonry wall specimens. These results are summarized and current design formulae examined. It is found that the simple flexure theory based on the plane-section assumption can be applied to square wall panels with good accuracy. Moreover, it appears to be consistently conservative. The 1988 Uniform Building Code specifications for the shear strength tend to be very conservative for the square wall panels studied and less conservative for walls with lower aspect ratio. Furthermore, the code specifications tend to overestimate the shear strength contributed by the horizontal reinforcement and neglect the influence of axial stress. Hence, a new shear formula that takes into account the influence of axial stress and flexural reinforcement is proposed. The formula appears to have good correlation with experimental results obtained in this study as well as those of others.
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...They isolate, in fact, masonry portions having slenderness7 greater than 3.5 (Shing, Schuller, and Hoskere 1990)....
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TL;DR: Housing Culture as mentioned in this paper is an inter-disciplinary study of old houses that brings together recent ideas in studies of traditional architecture, social and cultural history, and social theory, by looking at the meanings of traditional architectures in western Suffolk, England.
Abstract: Housing Culture is an inter-disciplinary study of old houses. It brings together recent ideas in studies of traditional architecture, social and cultural history, and social theory, by looking at the meanings of traditional architecture in western Suffolk, England. The author employs in an English context many of the ideas of Glassie, Deetz and other writers on the American colonies. In so doing, the book forms an important critique and refinement of those ideas, and should prove an indispensable background text for American historical archaeologists in particular. The study spans the late medieval and early modern periods, looking at the layout and structural details of ordinary houses. It argues for a process of closure affecting both technical and social aspects of houses. The context of the process of closure is explored and related to wider social and cultural changes including the feudal/capitalist transition. Housing Culture embodies an innovative and exciting approach to the study of artefacts in an historic period. It will interest historians, historical geographers and archaeologists of the medieval and early modern periods in both England and America. It is also sure to be of interest to students of all areas and periods who seek a theoretically informed approach to the study of traditional architecture and material culture in general. This book is intended for archaeologists, historians (particularly of landscape, architecture, the medieval period, social and cultural) historical geographers, students and researchers of material culture; such groups are found within departments of archeaology, history and anthropology.
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..., Germany, Netherlands, Nordic Countries etc.(Dutu et al. 2012; Degée et al. 2007; Johnson 2003) It is interesting that many variations of timber frame with masonry infill construction exist in areas outside of the earthquake regions of the world, including Europe, in Britain it is called “half-timber,” in France “colombage,” and in Germany “Fachwerk” (Langenbach 2010)....
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore examples of timber-laced traditional construction that have fared well in large earthquakes and show that it is the modern buildings that often have proved to be most fatal.
Abstract: Earthquake-resistant traditional construction? One may consider the phrase to be an oxymoron, but there are many examples of traditional construction that have fared well in large earthquakes. This finding is certainly important for historic preservation efforts because the analysis and documentation of this phenomenon can bolster attempts to preserve the fabric of historical structures. There is, however, an even more powerful lesson to be learned from these historic structures — a lesson on how to improve new construction. This point is crucial because in recent earthquakes in diverse parts of the globe it is the modern buildings that often have proved to be most fatal. This finding is also of importance for historic preservation because vernacular buildings that are only admired for their appearance — and not for their traditional construction technology — will never be preserved in a manner that properly protects and reveals their true cultural value. This article will explore examples of timber-laced...
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...Many of the new buildings with the “gaiola” were five and six stories in height, and most of these remain standing today (Langenbach 2007; Kouris et al. 2014; Poletti, Vasconcelos, and Jorge 2014; Poletti and Vasconcelos 2015; Mascarenhas 1996; Cardoso, Lopes, and Bento 2005; Accetta 2011)....
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...” Likely influenced by the Portuguese “Gaiola,” the “Casa Baraccada” became the underlying basis for an extensive series of manuals of practice, and even of patent applications for seismic resistive construction techniques up until the beginning of the 20 century (Langenbach 2007; Tobriner 1983; Ruggieri 2005; Ruggieri 2015, Ruggieri 2017; Ruggieri, Tampone, and Zinno 2013; Ruggieri, Tampone, and Zinno 2015; Galassi, Ruggieri, and Tempesta 2015)....
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TL;DR: In this paper, the types of traditional wooden buildings used in Turkey are mainly introduced and their damages in earthquakes are discussed, including cracking and falling of plaster, failure of mortar, loosening or failing of connections, large lateral displacements, dislodgement of the masonry infill, etc.
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...It is evident that Europe is not exclusive for the history of traditional wooden buildings; such buildings are scattered all over the world, some of them are found in Turkey (Doğangün et al. 2006; Gülkan and Langenbach 2004), India (Langenbach 2002), Japan (Larsen 1994), etc....
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TL;DR: In this article, a method was developed to evaluate the seismic performance of old masonry buildings, which allows identifying the expected structural collapse mechanism of the structure by the accumulation of several damaged structural elements in specific points of the building.
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