vbid/9783642301322

Description

Masonry constructions are the great majority of the buildings in Europe�s historical centres and the most important monuments in its architectural heritage and the demand for their �safety assessments and restoration projects is pressing and constant. Nevertheless, there is a lack of a widely accepted approach to studying the statics of masonry structures. This book aims to help fill these gaps by presenting a new comprehensive, unified theory of statics of masonry constructions. �The book, �result of thirty years of research and professional experience, through an interdisciplinary approach combining engineering, architecture,� advances from the simple to the complex and� analyses� statics of a large variety of masonry constructions, as arches, domes, cross and cloister vaults, piers, towers, cathedrals and buildings under seismic actions.Typham this is the title: Statics of Historic Masonry Constructions