Structural Studies, Repairs and Maintenance of Heritage Architecture: XIII

Contents Section 1: Heritage architecture and historical aspects Historic traceology as a complex tool for rediscovery of lost construction skills and techniques; Cultural heritage tourism and authenticity: San Antonio Missions Historic District; Mexican conventual churches from the 16th century: some basis of design; The artistic heritage in the Deji of Akure's Palace; Stone masonry walls and woodworks as architectural heritages in rural areas of the Eastern Anatolia Region, Turkey: case studies from Erzurum, Kars and Ardahan; The value of railway heritage for community development Section 2: Assessment and re-use Assessment of historic concrete structures; Reliability assessment of heritage architecture; Non destructive investigation for historic documentation and construction qualification of monumental buildings: the case of S Gregory Church in Bari, South Italy; Conservation of monasteries by adaptive reuse: the added value of typology and morphology; A case of preservation of the modern and regeneration of old downtown through civic participatory remodeling procedure: experimentation in Gwangju, Korea; RC frame structure strengthening by reason of insufficient concrete strength; Smart aspects for safeguarding heritage; Analysis and diagnosis for the conservation and architectural reuse of the old barn and horse stables of the Chapingo Autonomous University; Probabilistic assessment of industrial heritage structures: framework and case study Section 3: Performance and maintenance The protection of the Baserri as an energy efficient building: the optimized insulation strategy; Modernization of historical houses in Sopot: a case study; Authenticity and the one-hundred year repair Section 4: Simulation and modelling A complex finite-element model for the investigation of historical masonry; Interpretation of the behaviour of masonry arches and domes by simple models; Database of climatic data as a rewarding tool for inclusion of weather observations in computational service life assessments of historical buildings Section 5: Modern (19th/20th century) heritage Structural design, typical damages and reinstatement of the Malakoff Towers; Incentives to retain late 19th century housing and the practicalities of onservation and repair of that stock; Recovery intervention of two theatres in Basilicata (Italy): history and techniques; Deterioration of residential buildings in the Ensanche of Bilbao; Seismic pounding mitigation of a modern heritage R/C bell tower Section 6: Seismic vulnerability Numerical investigation of the influence of earthquake forces and foundation settlement on the performance of Post-Byzantine churches; Chapels with domes on squinches in Sicily (XV - XVI century): constructive systems and structural vulnerability; Influence of the maintenance in seismic response of Lorca historic centre masonry residential buildings after the 11 May 2011 earthquake Section 7: Material characterization Mechanical, hygric and thermal properties of building stones; Properties of plasters suitable for reconstruction of historical buildings; Abiotic and microbially influenced corrosion on buried iron artefacts Section 8: Heritage masonry Assessment and restoration of a masonry dome in the cathedral of Tortosa enclosure; Visual assessment of San Antonio Franciscan Mission churches in San Antonio for sustainable cultural heritage tourism; Performance improvement of hydraulic lime based grouts for masonry consolidation: an experimental study; Study of hydraulic lime grout injections in different porous media: an experimental study Section 9: Earth construction Heritage architecture from the Colonizacion Antioquena: the case of the Santamaria Theater; Monumental earthen architecture in the humid tropics of Mexico: archaeological evidence of a millenary tradition Section 10: Wooden structures Evaluation of dynamic properties of traditional wooden shrines in Yurihonjo, Japan; Dynamic characteristics of Taiwanese