Structural studies, repairs and maintenance of heritage architecture XVI / editor, W. P. De Wilde.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

De Wilde, P. (Pieter), 1980- editor.

Series:

WIT transactions on the built environment ; 191.

WIT transactions on the built environment ; 191

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historic buildings--Maintenance and repair--Congresses.

Historic buildings.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (515 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Southampton, England ; Boston : WIT Press, [2020]

Summary:

Originating from the 16th edition of the Conference on Studies, Repairs and Maintenance of Heritage Architecture, this volume brings together latest contributions from scientists, architects, engineers and restoration experts dealing with different aspects of heritage buildings, including the preservation of architectural heritage.

Contents:

Cover

Structural Studies, Repairs and Maintenance of Heritage Architecture XVI

Copyright Page

Preface

Contents

Section 1: Heritage and tourism

Planning and rehabilitation in historical areas and repercussions on the tourism and economic sectors in areas of Palestine

Concrete as heritage: Social perception and its valuing - The Zarzuela Hippodrome case

Indicators of sustainable development for cultural landscapes: Film sceneries and cultural heritage

Section 2: Heritage architecture and historical aspects

Architectural renewal: A rising dawn in Ile-Ife?

Meanings and significance of colonial architecture in Douala, Cameroon

Historical study of Jinja, Uganda: A city influenced by industrial developments during the early 20th century

Heritage significance of late 19th and early 20th century buildings in the Buganda Kingdom, Uganda

Planned and untold story of the city's architecture: The pre-industrial plan for the riverside boundary of Lisbon, Portugal - Materialized and remaining aspects of Carlos Mardel's Plan from 1733

Knowledge and interpretation processes of the Andalusí bath of El Nogal or Bañuelo (Ḥammām al-Ŷawza) in Granada, Spain (1832-2019)

Utilizing virtual reality technology in the preservation of architectural heritage: An empirical study of the local architecture of Hijazi identity in the Mecca region of Saudi Arabia

Section 3: Management and assessment of heritage buildings

Built heritage of the dismantled railway network: Main causes of its persistence

Visual documentation of the state of conservation by means of UAV: The case of marble cladding systems on the façades of the Brazilian Palace of Congress

Monument of Ludovico Ariosto in Ferrara, Italy: Conservation of architectural surfaces and structural consolidation.

Structural analysis of wood trusses of San Paolo fuori le Mura, Rome, Italy

Section 4: Modern (19th/20th century) heritage

Spanish social housing in the 20th century: Typological analysis of residential complexes built in Castellón in the 1950s

Towards a new approach of architectural heritage intervention in Portugal: Fernando Távora and the refurbishment of the Casa da Igreja of Mondim de Basto (1958-1961)

19th century salt baths of Transylvania

Traces and scars: The reconstruction of Madrid's Ciudad Universitaria after the Spanish Civil War

Section 5: Re-use of heritage buildings

Permitting significant harm in the conservation of heritage assets: Conflicts in sustainable land-use planning decisions

Built heritage use and compatibility evaluation methods: Towards effective decision making

Section 6: Adaptability and accessibility

Access to heritage: The role of the Maltese national cultural heritage agency

Renegotiation of metropolitan heritage in China: Yihe Mansions, Nanjing

Section 7: Social, cultural and economic aspects

Historical heritage as a tourist resource: The case of the province of Cádiz, Spain

Education for saving material culture: Challenge of promoting heritage education in a developing economy

Architecture and cultural heritage management tools: Landscape Action Plans

Preventive preservation of cultural heritage within a hot and humid climate: A case study of Tainan Confucian Temple, Taiwan

Analysing the impact of comprehensive refurbishment policies on social and heritage protection issues

Placemaking as an approach to foster cultural tourism in heritage sites

Section 8: Material characterization

Mechanical properties of rock units from the Pompeii archaeological site, Italy

Image recognition system for use in restoring granite items in Taiwanese heritage buildings.

Consolidation of natural stone with calcium hydroxide nanosuspension in ethanol and verification of surface hardening rate

Structural performance of concrete elements retrofitted by a geopolymer strengthening system: Input in the rehabilitation of historical buildings

Section 9: Learning from the past

Value of wisdom through experience: Sustainable heritage

Evaluating the performance of a daylighting traditional device, the mashrabiya, in clear sky conditions: Case study of a traditional Bahraini house

Reading the research: Publications on vernacular architecture

Investigating the ways of learning from vernacular architecture

Section 10: Industrial heritage

Characterisation of historical lighthouses as industrial heritage elements: Application to the lighthouse of the Island of Santa Clara, Spain

Reviving craftsmanship and crafts within the context of industrial architectural heritage

Section 11: Heritage masonry structures

Using fiber-optic sensors and 3D photogrammetric reconstruction for crack pattern monitoring of masonry structures at the Aurelian Walls in Rome, Italy

Structural assessment of Dubrovnik Cathedral, Croatia

Seismic and non-seismic analyses to preserve a cultural heritage masonry building

Knowledge to recover the built heritage: Case study of "San Rocco" church in Matera, Italy

Assessment and rehabilitation of a heritage masonry building in Piraeus, Greece

Author index.

Notes:

Includes index.

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ISBN:

9781784663605

9781784663599

OCLC:

1130905914