Restoration of Architectural Heritage

<ul><li>Preface</li><li>Chapter 1: Restoration of Architectural and Structural Elements from Wood and Timber</li><li>Considering the Role of Wood and Timber Roof in Persepolis Architecture</li><li>Non-Destructive and Minimal-Invasive Status Determination and Heritage Friendly Remediation of the Wooden Structures of Bothmer Castle</li><li>Failures of the Listed Wooden Buildings in Istanbul</li><li>Wooden Boards Arches Roofs in Late Nineteenth-Century Industrial Architecture: Conservation Problems</li><li>Wooden Buildings by the Fire Damaged of Toxic Gases on Personnel Evacuation Influences</li><li>Thermal Degradation of a Wood Painting Support from XIXth Century</li><li>Selected Solutions for Rehabilitation of Wooden Structures: Some Portuguese Case Studies</li><li>Recommendations for Design in Preserving Historical Buildings with Wooden Structures' Roofs</li><li>Evaluation of Health Conditions of Wooden Structures of the Former Slave Quarters of Farm Santa Maria do Monjolinho, Located in the State of Sa?o Paulo, Brazil</li><li>The Influence of Biological Factors on the Health of Timber Structures on 11^th to 14^th Century AD in Yazd</li><li>Review of Timber Structure Reinforcement Research for the Huizhou Ancient Architecture</li><li>Bending Test on Composite Timber-Steel-Concrete Floor Equipped with Innovative Collar Connectors</li><li>Complex Covering Timber Structures in Monumental Buildings: A Study Case</li><li>Rehabilitation of Timber Structures and Seismic Vulnerability: A Case Study</li><li>The Royal Palace of Naples: Diagnosis, Assessment and Structural Restoration of Complex Roofing Timber Structures</li><li>Learning from Case Studies: Timber Tower of Gospic? Cathedral and Traditional Timber Church</li><li>The Ancient Reinforced Beams as Model of Consolidation an Example in the Palazzo Pallavicino in Cremona (Italy)</li><li>
<i>In Situ</i> Non-Destructive Examination of Timber Elements</li><li>Chapter 2: Conventional and Unconventional Materials in the Practice of Restoration</li><li>The Utilization of Waste Aluminosilicate to Prepare Cement Composite with Thermal Insulating and Drying Effect</li><li>Bacterial Induced Cementation Processes and Mycelium Panel Growth from Agricultural Waste</li><li>Chemical and Physical Processes in the Synthesis of Romancement from Clay and Dolomite</li><li>Influence of Ox Blood on Water Absorption of and Chloride Penetration into Concrete</li><li>Research on Paste-Like Impregnation Coatings for Protecting Concrete</li><li>Restoration of Historic Concrete Structures with Modern Materials - A Case Study</li><li>The Use of Composites in Architectural Restoration: Some Critical Considerations on the Theoretical Implications</li><li>Structural Performance of Old Composite Floors Made up of Wrought Iron Joists and Masonry Vaults</li><li>Analysis of Different Building Materials Used in Heritage Protected Areas in North China</li><li>Development of Thermal Insulation, Capillary Active Plasters Suitable for Historical Buildings</li><li>On Thermo-Hydro-Mechanical (THM) Fatigue Damage of Historical Stone Buildings</li><li>Hydrophobized Lime Plasters as Protective Surface in Wet Rooms in Monument Preservation</li><li>Hygrothermal Behaviour of Newly Developed Thermal Insulation Plasters with Natural Fibres</li><li>Analysis of Suitability of Mortar Used for Reconstruction</li><li>Effect of Freeze/Thaw Cycles on the Physical Properties of Selected Building Stones</li><li>Brick as a Construction Material in the Modernization Process of the Ottoman Architecture </li><li>Research on the Stability of the Paste-Like Silicone Impregnant</li><li>Phase and Microstructural Characterization of Lime-MK Blended Mixes</li><li>Experimental Analysis of Different Kinds of Sandstone for Reconstruction of Historical Masonry</li><li>Innovative Lime-Pozzolana Renders for Reconstruction of Historical Buildings</li><li>The Effect of Salt Solutions in the Capillarity Absorption Coefficient of Red Brick Samples</li><li>Increase Water Resistance Decorative Coatings on the Basis of Calcareous Dry Building Mixtures</li><li>Impact Depth on Glass Surface Caused by Sand Particles</li><li>Hardened Properties of Lime Based Mortars Produced from Kaolin Wastes</li><li>New Type of Lime Plaster with Pozzolana Admixture for Renewal of Historical Buildings</li><li>Stone Monuments Consolidation with Nanomaterials</li><li>Characterization of Building Stones Involved in Historical Masonry</li><li>Destruction of Monuments' Materials by Organic Acids - Micromycetes Metabolites</li><li>The Experimental Study on Consolidation of RTV for Wet-Area Earthen Ruins in Southwest China</li><li>Differences in the Properties of Arenaceous Marlstones from Different Quarries</li><li>Simulation and Measurement of Hygrothermal Behaviour of Newly Developed Plasters</li><li>Retrofitting Effect of Unreinforced Masonry Walls Using FRPs</li><li>Bond Behavior of Standard and Reinforced Anchorage between CFRP Sheet and Natural Calcareous Stone</li><li>On Problems of Mechanical Properties of Structural Steel in Load-Carrying Structure of Historical Building Construction</li><li>Lime-Based Materials and Practices for Surface Refitting of Cultural Heritage</li><li>Remediation of Historic Buildings and Patrimony by Bacterially Induced Mineralization</li><li>Air Lime Mortars: The Influence of Calcareous Aggregate and Filler Addition</li><li>Application of Chemicals in the Restoration of Monuments</li><li>Recycled-Aggregate Bedding Mortars for Repair of Historical Buildings</li><li>An Experimental Study of Pig Blood-Lime Mortar Used on Ancient Architecture in China</li><li>Application of Silicone TQ Resin Reinforced RTV Silicone Rubber in Architecture</li><li>Composition Identification of Typical Decorative Textiles in Tibetan Historical Buildings by Burning Test and Projection Microscope Test</li><li>Chapter 3: Problems of Rising Damp, Moisture and Salt Erosion</li><li>The Rising Damp in Cultural Heritage: From Physical and Numerical Analyse to Practical Application</li><li>Degradation Control of Walls with Rising Damp Problems</li><li>Characterization of a Hygro-Regulated Wall Base Ventilation System for Treatment of Rising Damp</li><li>Rising Damp: Optimization of the Wall Base Ventilation System</li><li>The Effect of Shading Devices in Rising Damp Phenomenon of Historical Buildings</li><li>Numerical Simulation of Rising Damp Phenomenon</li><li>The Influence of some Physical Variables in the Capillarity Rise of Different Monolithic Walls</li><li>Experimental Determination of Innovative Plaster Moisture Expansion</li><li>Storage Properties of Water-Solube Salts in Bastion Historical Brick</li><li>Determination of Salt Transport Properties of Sandstone: A Combined Experimental/Computational Approach</li><li>A Contribution to the Treatment of Salt Damage in Historical Buildings</li><li>Non-Destructive Prospection of Ancient Steam Bathes Covered with Tadelakt - First Preliminary Comparison of Hammam Kasbah des Caids of Tamnougalt and Hammam Kasbah of Taourirt, Morocco</li><li>Chapter 4: Seismic Assessment and Technologies of Seismic Protection</li><li>The Conservation of Earthen Architectural Heritage in Seismic Areas</li><li>Seismic Out-of-Plane Assessment of Podesta? Palace in Mantua (Italy)</li><li>Distributed Structural Monitoring for a Smart City in a Seismic Area</li><li>Finite Element Analyses of Aghjots Monastery Taking into Account Seismic Action</li><li>An Innovative Approach to Assess Seismic Safety of Historical Centres</li><li>The Seismic Assessment of the Curia in the Roman Forum through Simplified Models</li><li>Behavior of the Leaning Tower of Pisa: Insights on Seismic Input and Soil-Structure Interaction</li><li>Dynamic Parameters of Pultruded GFRP Structures for Seismic Protection of Historical Building Heritage</li><li>Seismic Safety Assessment of the "Tekyeh Amir Chakhmagh" by Simplified Kinematic Limit Analysis</li><li>Seismic Assessment of the Superstructure of the Naghareh Khaneh Edifice after Base Isolation by Simplified Kinematic Limit Analysis</li><li>Seismic Assessment of Monastery of Stoudios (Imrahor Mosque) in Istanbul</li><li>The Intervention of Earthen Heritage in Seismic Areas and the Conservation Charters</li><li>Seismic Analysis for the Structural Retrofit of "Palazzo della Civilta Italiana" in Rome EUR, Italy</li><li>Seismic Vulnerability of Historical Structures: Damage State of the Abruzzo (Italy) Churches in the Sequence of the April 2009 Earthquake</li><li>Investigation on Seismic Properties of Load-Bearing Masonry Walls in Chinese Historical Buildings</li><li>Seismic Assessment of a Historical Masonry Building</li><li>Design of the Seismic Upgrading of the Tambour of the S. Nicolo's Church in Catania with the DIS-CAM System</li><li>Performance-Based Seismic Evaluation of Historical Buildings</li><li>System Based Seismic Strengthening Design Analysis for a Historic Building</li><li>Temporary Preventive Seismic Reinforcements on Historic Churches: Numerical Modeling of San Frediano in Pisa</li><li>Cultural Heritage Buildings and the Abruzzo Earthquake: Performance and Post-Earthquake Actions</li><li>Collapse Mechanisms due to Earthquake in the Structural Typologies of Historic Constructions: The Case of Mirandola</li><li>Mechanical and Mineralogical Characterization of Mortar in Masonry Buildings Damaged by the 20-29^th May Earthquake in Emilia</li><li>Adobe and Effect of Earthquake on Adobe Structure</li><li>The S. Marco Church in L'Aquila: Provisional Interventions after the 2009 Abruzzo Earthquake</li><li>Damage Assessment of Historic Buildings Hit by Earthquake</li><li>Anime Sante Church's Dome After 2009 L'Aquila Earthquake, Monitoring and Strengthening Approaches</li><li>Numerical Analysis of Rigid Body Behaviour</li><li>A Discrete Element for Modeling Masonry Vaults</li><li>First Evaluations on Structural Response of FRP Pultruded Applications Subjected to Seismic Actions</li><li>Chapter 5: Modeling, Assessment, Structural Analysis and Monitoring of Elements and Objects of Historic Structures</li><li>Preventive Fire Risk Assessment of Italian Architectural Heritage: An Index Based Approach</li><li>The Crack Pattern in Brunelleschi's Dome in Florence: Damage Evolution from Historical to Modern Monitoring System Analysis</li><li>Strength Performance of Unreinforced Brick Masonry Walls under Flexo-Compression Load. Analytical Methods</li><li>Effects in Monitoring of the Thermal Moisture Regime of Cultural Objects Located in Different Climate Conditions</li><li>A Self-Heating Approach to Characterize Anisotropy Effects in Fatigue Behaviour: Application to a Nineteenth Century Puddled Iron from a French Railway Bridge</li><li>Numerical Modelling of Historical Masonry Structures</li><li>Numerical Simulation of Air Channel in Church Gemersky Jablonec</li><li>Material Testing of Natural Stones Used in Historical Buildings Based on Scanning Electron Microscopy and Nanoindentation</li><li>Building Vulnerability: An Interdisciplinary Concept</li><li>A Dynamic Identification of a Historical Building Using Accelerometers with Interface Modules and a Digital Synchronization Method</li><li>Repair and Health Monitoring for Historical Structures</li><li>A Wireless Sensor Network Innovative Architecture for Ambient Vibrations Structural Monitoring</li><li>Synchronization Issues in an Innovative Wireless Sensor Network Architecture Monitoring Ambient Vibrations in Historical Buildings</li><li>Hearing the Buildings: Smart Monitoring through Advanced Sonification Approaches</li><li>CFD Model of an Underfloor Air Cavity Created from Special Fittings and its Verification Using a Laboratory Model</li><li>The Occurrence of Cyanobacteria and Green Algae on Facades of Historical Sacral Buildings</li><li>Historical Analysis and Structural Monitoring Cases - Studies for an Integrated Approach</li><li>Numerical Analysis of Tunnelling Effects on Masonry Buildings: The Influence of Tunnel Location on Damage Assessment </li><li>Pathology of the Katholikon of Hosios Loukas Monastery and Preliminary Structural Analysis </li><li>Measurement and Calculation of Ventilation in the Floor of the Brewery Zirovnice</li><li>Long-Term Reliability of Historical Monuments Built with Low Quality Sandstone</li><li>Static Monitoring and Non-Destructive Test of a Historic Damaged Palace</li><li>Structural Strengthening of the Portico of the Santa Maria Dei Servi Church in Bologna</li><li>Prince of Wales Fort: Structural Wall Analysis</li><li>Statistical Time Series Analysis of Crack Movements at Bayon Main Tower, Cambodia</li><li>Stability Analysis of Monument: A Case Study-Safdarjung Tomb</li><li>Behavior of the Leaning Tower of Pisa: Analysis of Experimental Data from Structural Dynamic Monitoring</li><li>Structural Analysis of the Bell Tower of the Basilica De La Merced of Lima</li><li>Structural Analysis of the "3Ponti" of Comacchio (Ferrara, Italy)</li><li>Structural Assessment of the Vaulted Masonry Ice Storage Glacieres Royales (1874) in Brussels</li><li>Investigation and Analysis of the Cultural Buildings of Industry Remains in Yanbian</li><li>Assessment Tool for Refurbishments reSBToolCZ Emphasising Cultural-Historical Buildings</li><li>Investigating Interior Changes in Historical Building by Computational Modeling and Determination Critical Places for Structural Conservation</li><li>Introduction to Problems of Candle Combustion in Buildings</li><li>Eye Bars - Pins Connections</li><li>Analysis on the Building Material of the Traditional Copper Hall from the Taishan Mountain, Using XRF and GIS</li><li>Examples of the Use of Non-Invasive Techniques for the Evaluation of Stone Decay in Portugal</li><li>Preliminary Observations on the Structural Condition of a Byzantine Monument in Historic Peninsula of Istanbul: Pantokrator Church</li><li>Settlement Induced Damage Modelling of Historical Buildings: The Bell Tower of the "Basilica dei Frari" in Venice</li><li>Investigation of the Rail-Induced Vibrations on a Masonry Historical Building</li><li>Dynamic Behavior of a Historical Building</li><li>Study on Relationship between Elastic Wave Profile and Stones' Condition in Angkor Monument</li><li>Analysis on the Western-Style Structural System of Zizhulin Church</li><li>Strengthening Proposals for the Trigonio Tower at the City Walls of Thessaloniki</li><li>Comparison of Two Different Underfloor Ventilation Systems Using CFD</li><li>Modeling Interior Environment of Historical Building and Determination of Critical Places for Application of Nanotextiles Protection</li><li>Regional Policies for Sustainability in the Mediterranean Countries: The Role of a Proper HVAC System Maintenance in Museums</li><li>Preservation, Safeguard and Valorization of Masonry Decorations in the Architectural Historical Heritage of Piedmont (Italy)</li><li>Parametric Modeling of Typical Chinese Traditional Buildings on the Basis of 3DSMax Script</li><li>Progressive Collapse Evaluation for Historic Building Structures</li><li>Structural Analysis and Consolidation Strategy of the Historic Mediceo Aqueduct in Pisa (Italy)</li><li>Strategy of Research on the Application of Three-Dimensional Information about Historical Building Heritage in Cold Region</li><li>Research on the Deconstruction and Application of "Xinya Style Architecture " Based on Building Information Modeling Technology</li><li>SHM of Historic Damaged Churches</li><li>Durability Research on Masonry Structures of Historical Buildings in Xi'an Beilin Museum</li><li>Selected Non-Destructive Methods Suitable for Evaluation of Roofing Slate</li><li>Hagios Gregorios Theologos Church in Cappadocia</li><li>Chapter 6: Technologies of Restoration and Preservation</li><li>New Resolution for Historic Building Conservation by Building Moving Technology</li><li>The Complexity and the Logic Behind Historical Buildings: The Case-Study of Palazzo del Podesta in Mantova, Italy</li><li>Procedures and Techniques Used to Increase the Durability of Weak Masonries with Clay Mortars</li><li>Analysis of Building Stone of the Medieval Historical Building</li><li>Surface Treatments for Historical Constructions Using Nanotechnology</li><li>Comparison between Methods of Biological Crust Removal on Granite</li><li>The Application of BIM in the Restoration of Historical Buildings</li><li>Value-Based Architectural Conservation Practice as an Alternative Solution to Sustainability Problems</li><li>Differences in the Design of Underfloor Air Cavities</li><li>Repairing of Damaged Stone in Monuments and Stone Buildings</li><li>Study on the New Green Technology in Protection and Renovation of Historical Buildings' Structure</li><li>Restoration and Strengthening of a Historical Structure in Antalya - Turkey</li><li>Historical Architectures Renovation Strategy under the Guidance of the Ecologic Concept</li><li>Historical Heritage: A Study to Conservation</li><li>Strengthening Strategies of a Historical Masonry Construction</li><li>Efficiency of CFRP Strengthening of Arches Tested by Failure of Historical Building after the Inappropriate Repair Intervention</li><li>The Building Decorative Material Renewal Design Based on the "3R" Principles - Taking Pingjiang Historical Street of Suzhou as an Example</li><li>The Influence of Faulty 19^th Century Technical Solutions on a Work of 18^th Century Rafter Framing as Exemplified by Church in Nowy Kos?cio?l in Lower-Silesia, Poland - Case Study</li><li>Retrofitting and Strengthening Design for the Former Yihe Spinner Factory in Shanghai</li><li>Restoration of the Chapel of Padre Faria in Ouro Preto, MG - Brazil</li><li>Second World War Damages of the Architectural Heritage: St. Maria Del Popolo Agli Incurabili Church in Naples</li><li>Restoration of the Tsar-Bell Pedestal in the Moscow Kremlin</li><li>Protecting the Tangible and Intangible Heritage of Rani ki Vav: A Unique Subterranean Step Well in Gujarat</li><li>The Digital Protection of Minority Architectural Culture Heritage</li><li>The Appropriate Fire Prevention Technology for Historic Buildings</li><li>Damaged and Healthy Ignimbrites from the Surroundings of Morelia, Mexico; Uses for Restoration of the Colonial Inheritance</li><li>Strengthening of Historical Masonry Buildings with Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP)</li><li>Stabilization and Strengthening the Foundation of the Two Entrance Gates of the Holy Shrine of Imam Reza (PBUH)</li><li>Role of the Geologists in the Process of Monuments Ashlar Masonry Repair</li><li>Chapter 7: Technologies of Reconstruction, Conversion and Retrofitting</li><li>Conversion of Industrial Hall Buildings</li><li>Preservation, Reconstruction or Conversion - Contemporary Challenge for Historic Urban Areas and Historic Buildings</li><li>Reconstruction of Courtyards in Historical Buildings of Saint-Petersburg - Ways to Improve Quality of Interior Space</li><li>Solar Power Supply in the System of Restoration and Reconstruction Remote Historic and Cultural Objects (on the Example of Montenegro)</li><li>Energy Retrofit of Historical Buildings Based on Windowed Elements</li><li>Influence of Shading and Transparent Surfaces on Historical Building Energy Retrofit</li><li>Heritage Earth Construction and Hygrothermal Comfort: The Challenge of Rebuilding in Central Chile</li><li>The Use of Decentralized Ventilation Systems with Heat Recovery in the Historical Buildings of St. Petersburg</li><li>High-Tech Solutions for Building Retrofit: Investigation of Window Systems with Vacuum Glazing</li><li>Autonomous Systems of Solar Energy Supply under the Weather Conditions of Montenegro</li><li>Reflection on Modernization of Historic Religious Architecture - Case Study: The Roman Catholic Parish Church, Rajec in Slovakia</li><li>Possibilities of Simulations in the Planning of the Retrofit of Historical Double Skin Windows</li><li>A Study to Interior Design Project Management Guideline Using on Historical Building Renovation</li><li>Analysing Buildings from Context to Detail in Time: The ABCD Research Method Case Study: Friesland Provincial Library in Leeuwarden </li><li>The Echo (Jeka) Pavilion in Forest-Park Maksimir Zagreb - Restoration and Health Monitoring</li><li>Exploring Conservation and Development Strategies for Architectural Heritage?A Case Study from Paris Hotel in Kaiping, Guangdong</li><li>Retrofitting and Moving Protection for Historical Buildings in Jinan City</li><li>Development of the Ventilation System in Historical Buildings of St. Petersburg</li><li>Structural Restoration and Adaptation to Modern Architecture of the Baroque Oppersdorf Palace, Wroclaw, Poland</li><li>Revitalization of Historical Building in Wroclaw's City Centre, Poland</li><li>Revitalization as the Principle of Architectural Heritage Protection - Case Study of Serbia and Russia</li><li>Thermal Insulation Features of Residential Historical Buildings in the Case of Saint-Petersburg</li><li>Energy-Efficient Modernization of the Nobel's Mansion in Saint Petersburg: Solar Energy Supply Potential</li><li>The Application of Transparency in Renovation of Historical Building</li><li>New Structures for Transparent Roofs</li><li>Adaptation of the Ruin of Outbuilding next to Classicist Manor-House in Opatova? - Luc?enec</li><li>Chapter 8: Architectural Heritage and Process of Urban and Rural Planning</li><li>Research on Protection of Rural Historical Building and Development of Villages Individual Style</li><li>Agglomeration and Continue of Pieces of Historical Buildings</li><li>A Brief Discussion on Landmark Building</li><li>Statements of Historical Memories - The Detail Planning and Design of Zhang Xiangwen's Former Residence</li><li>Analyzing the Quality of New Developments in Historical Monuments</li><li>The Historical City between Past and Future. Is the Center becoming Peripheral?</li><li>Architectural Conservation and Cultural Inclusion - The Applicative Case of Motta San Giovanni (Reggio Calabria-Italy) and its Romanian Community</li><li>The Characteristic and Protection Analysis on the Renmin Street - The Historical Axis of Changchun</li><li>The Problems of Preserving Zones of Monuments in Urban Structure and Natural Environment in Republic of Armenia</li><li>The Culture Memory of the Times - In Urban Redevelopment Should Strengthen the Historical Building Protection</li><li>Explore on Digital Restoration of Historic Buildings in Colleges Based on the BIM Concept - As the Example of Jilin Architecture and Civil Engineering Institute Hong Qi Campus</li><li>Study on Cultural Characteristics of Qingdao's Historical Buildings Built in German Occupation Period</li><li>Exploration of Height Control in Urban Historical & Culture Heritage Protection Area-Take Example of Qu Jiang New District of Xi'an</li><li>On Strict Protection and the Sustainable Use of Modern Historical Building in Mount Lu</li><li>Research on the Diversified Planning of Historic and Cultural Towns</li><li>Research on the Protection of Historic Building Features in the Reconstruction of the Old City</li><li>Chapter 9: Related Topics</li><li>Becoming Unsafe Overnight: Managing Historic Buildings as Building Regulations and Standards Change</li><li>A Review on Prof. Liang Sicheng's Thought and Practice of Heritage Conservation</li><li>Considering Ephemeral Monuments: Towards a Greener Architectural Theory</li><li>The Theory and Practice of Restoration in England in the Second Half of the 19^th Century: The Work of George E. Street</li><li>Construction and Decorative Style of Monument Architecture in Huizhou</li><li>Neogothic Public and Industrial Buildings in the Russian Empire XIX Century</li></ul>