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Helena Cruz · José Saporiti Machado
Alfredo Campos Costa
Paulo Xavier Candeias
Nicola Ruggieri · José Manuel Catarino
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Historical
Earthquake-
Resistant Timber
Framing in the
Mediterranean Area
HEaRT 2015
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Helena Cruz Jos Saporiti Machado
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Alfredo Campos Costa Paulo Xavier Candeias
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Nicola Ruggieri Jos Manuel Catarino
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Earthquake-Resistant
Timber Framing
in the Mediterranean Area
HEaRT 2015
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Contents
Part I Historical and Constructive Aspects
Cooperating Timber and Stone Antiseismic Frames in Historic
Structures of Greece. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Panos Touliatos
The Role of a Post-Byzantine Timber Roof Structure in the Seismic
Behavior of a Masonry Building—The Case of a Unique Type
of Timber-Roofed Basilicas in Cyprus (15th–19th Century) . . . . . . . . . 17
Marios Pelekanos
Historic Earthquake-Resistant Constructive Techniques Reinforced
by Wooden Logs in Algeria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Amina Abdessemed-Foufa
A Comparative Evaluation of the Results of Two Earthquakes:
Istanbul and Lisbon Earthquake in 18th Century . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Şevket Erşan
SomeExamplesofTurkishHouseswithWoodenFrameintheSeismic
Zone Anatolia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Ayten Erdem and Uzay Yergün
Traditional Timber Housing Structure in Zeyrek. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Aylin Akcabozan
Possible Precursors of Pombalino Cage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Alice Tavares, Aníbal Costa and Dina D’Ayala
Local Seismic Cultures: The Use of Timber Frame Structures
in the South of Portugal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Javier Ortega, Graça Vasconcelos, Hugo Rodrigues
and Mariana Correia
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The Use of Wood with an Anti-seismic Function in the Architecture
of Palermo During the 18th Century. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Tiziana Campisi and Federica Scibilia
Urban Planning and Building Reconstruction of Southern Italy
after the 1783 Earthquake: The Case of Mileto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Stefania Stellacci, Francesca Geremia, Enrico Pagano, Nicola Ruggieri,
Ginevra Salerno and Michele Zampilli
The Masonry Timber Framed Load Bearing Structure
of the Palazzo Vescovile in Mileto (Italy) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Nicola Ruggieri, Francesca Geremia, Enrico Pagano, Ginevra Salerno,
Stefania Stellacci and Michele Zampilli
A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Analysis of the Traditional
Lefkada Houses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Sandra Tonna and Claudio Chesi
Part II Numerical Analysis
The “Gothic House” in Arquata Scrivia (Italy): Constructive
Details and Seismic Assessment of a Timber Framed Masonry
Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
S. Cattari, S. Lagomarsino, R. Vecchiattini and G. Stagno
Seismic Assessment of Pombalino Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Rita Bento, Ana Paula Falcão, Ricardo Catulo and Jelena Milosevic
Numerical Approaches for the Analysis of Timber Frame Walls. . . . . . 183
Elisa Poletti, Graça Vasconcelos, Paulo B. Lourenço
and Maria Pia Ciocci
Seismic Vulnerability of Borbone Masonry Reinforced
with Timber Frames. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Nicola Ruggieri, Carmen Sandhaas and Ario Ceccotti
The Masonry Timber Framed Load Bearing Structure
of “Baraccato” System: A Numerical Model. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Ginevra Salerno, Francesca Geremia, Enrico Pagano, Michele Zampilli,
Nicola Ruggieri and Stefania Stellacci
Load-Bearing Capacity of Traditional Dovetail Carpentry Joints
with and Without Dowels: Comparison of Experimental
and Analytical Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Karel Šobra, Coralie Avez, Yasemin D. Aktaş, Richard de Rijk,
Isabela Burawska and Jorge M. Branco
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Part III Codes Analysis and Safety Assessment
Reliability of Timber Framed Constructions in Seismic Prone
Areas in the Practice Codes Issued from 18th to 19th Century . . . . . . . 229
Nicola Ruggieri
Assessment and Safety Requirements for Existing Structures . . . . . . . . 241
J.M. Catarino, Teresa O. Santos, Ana S. Louro and Helena Cruz
Building Regulations and Existing Buildings: Setting the
Requirements on Structural Safety in Portugal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
João Branco Pedro and Vitor Campos
Seismic Assessment Procedures for Flexible Timber Diaphragms . . . . . 263
Ivan Giongo, Gianni Schiro, Roberto Tomasi, Dmytro Dizhur
and Jason Ingham
Part IV Diagnosis
The Role of Terrestrial LiDAR for Mechanical and Safety
Evaluation of Historic Timber Floors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Clara Bertolini-Cestari, Antonia Spanò, Stefano Invernizzi,
Elisabetta Donadio, Tanja Marzi and Giulia Sammartano
Traditional Timber-Framed Infill Structure Experimentation
with Four Scales Analysis (To Connection from a House Scale) . . . . . . 287
Yannick Sieffert, Florent Vieux-Champagne, Stéphane Grange,
Philippe Garnier, Jean-Charles Duccini and Laurent Daudeville
Characterization of Timber Masonry Walls with Dynamic Tests. . . . . . 299
Ana Gonçalves, Paulo Candeias, Luís Guerreiro, João Ferreira
and Alfredo Costa
Assessment and Diagnosis of Two Collar Timber Trusses
by Means of Visual Grading and Non-destructive Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Isabel D. Gomes, Fotis Kondis, Hélder S. Sousa, Jorge M. Branco
and Paulo B. Lourenço
Retrofitting Assessment and Numerical Models for the Historical
Timber Roof Structures of the Towers of Valentino Castle
in Turin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Clara Bertolini-Cestari, Antonia Spanò, Stefano Invernizzi
and Tanja Marzi
Part V Repair/Reinforcement
Development of Dissipation Panels for Seismic Retrofitting
of Historic Buildings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Raquel Paula, Vítor Cóias and Luís Guerreiro
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Pombaline Buildings—Consequences of Some Rehabilitation
Interventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Jorge Mascarenhas, Lurdes Belgas and Fernando G. Branco
Experimental and Analytical Assessment of the Capacity
of Traditional Single Notch Joints and Impact of Retrofitting
by Self-tapping Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Karel Šobra, Richard de Rijk, Yasemin D. Aktaş, Coralie Avez,
Isabela Burawska and Jorge M. Branco
Repairing of a Timber Truss Through Two Different Techniques
Using Timber Elements and Screwed Metal Plates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Daniele Cibecchini, Niclas Bjorngrim, Hélder S. Sousa, Marco Jorge
and Jorge M. Branco
Stiffness of Prosthetic Repairs for Historic Timber Beams . . . . . . . . . . 383
Coralie Avez and Thierry Descamps
Consolidation of a Collar Truss with a Steel Cable System. . . . . . . . . . 395
Giacomo Crivellari and Jorge M. Branco
A Timber Roof Structure for the Milreu Rural House
Rehabilitation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405
Jorge N. Bastos
Design and Maintenance of a Long-Span Timber Roof. . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
Jorge N. Bastos
Part VI Timber Structures
Assessment of the Mechanical Characteristics of Timber Floors
Through Simple Dynamic Identification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
José Coelho, João M. Guedes, Bruno Silva and Tiago Ilharco
Assessment of the Mechanical Behaviour of Tabique Walls
Through Experimental Tests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 437
Andreia Rebelo, João M. Guedes, Bruno Quelhas and Tiago Ilharco
Robustness Assessment of an Ancient Timber Roof Structure. . . . . . . . 447
Leonardo G. Rodrigues, Chrysl A. Aranha and Hélder S. Sousa
FP1101 and RILEM TC 245 RTE Training School on Assessment
and Reinforcement of Timber Elements and Structures: The Role
of the Academic Community in Disseminating Knowledge . . . . . . . . . . 459
Jorge M. Branco, Hélder S. Sousa, Eleftheria Tsakanika, Marco Jorge
and Paulo B. Lourenço
Part I
Historical and Constructive Aspects
