Structural Studies, Repairs and Maintenance of Historical Buildings: International Conference 6th

Section 1 - Experimental Techniques: Bramante's design for the dome of St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome. A study using experimental stress analysis techniques; Application of georadar to the diagnosis of damaged structures; Experimental assessment of load-bearing capacity on structures subject to monument protection; Stress screening on repaired mortar surfaces using nondestructive testing methods; Timber-masonry composite structures - a bearing structure model; Experimental results on masonry wall anchored ties. Section 2 - Monitoring and Testing: Measurement and estimation of vibration of old buildings; Tensometric measurements for static securing of historical buildings; Assessment of the safety and remaining fatigue life of historical steel bridges; Field pull-out tests of supplementary injection anchors in historic masonry; Assessment of the loadbearing capacity of historic masonry; The actual situation of photogrammetry and surveying of monuments. Section 3 - Mathematical Simulation and Computer Modelling: Stone arch bridges under in-plane loading: discrete element modelling and incremental analysis up to failure; Pomposa Abbey: FEM simulation of some structural damages and restoration proposals; Collapse analysis of double ogival domes: the case of Basilica of S. Maria of Carignano in Genoa; Influence of environmental conditions upon behaviour of historical buildings; Modelling of real historic timber joints; Computer modelling of an active space steel structure reinforcement: a case study. Section 4 - Deterioration, Protection and Evaluation of Materials: Environmental deterioration of stone buildings in Ortigia island; (Sicily, Italy); Environmental deterioration of ancient and modern hydraulic mortars; Influence of thick mortar joints on the early and late mechanical behaviour of Byzantine constructions; Alkyl (dimethyl)ethoxysilanes - valuable agents for the hydrophobization of natural stones; Preliminary observations on the building materials at the prehistoric settlement of Toumba Thessaloniki. Section 5 - Seismic Behaviour and Repairs: Restoration and seismic strengthening of Colorado Street Bridge; St. Monica's Church earthquake damage repair; Conservation of monuments in natural stone in earthquake zones: reversibility as an intervention strategy; The dynamics of the bell tower of St. Stephen's Church, Willington, Co. Durham; The dynamic performance of models of ancient columns and colonnades with and without the insertion of wires made of shape memory alloy; Greek temple and timber Pagoda in Japan - comparison of the aseismic structural performances. Section 6 - Case Studies: The bridges built by the English during the early part of the last century in the Ionian Island of Kythera; The typology of three-centre masonry vaults in the Venetian tradition. A method of analysis; Investigation on materials and structures for the reconstruction of the partially collapsed Cathedral of Noto (Sicily); Assessment of the Magarola arch bridge. A case study; Some developments on the lateral strength of historical reinforced vaulted buildings; Conservation of the Cathedral of Acerenza by means of a multidisciplinary approach; Structural studies for the restoration of the domes of Brussels Court of Justice. Section 7 - Historical, Social and Architectural Aspects: Stones upon the void; The Berlin "Neues Museum" - a microcosm of Prussian building technology against the background of beginning industrialization; A peculiar type of structure; granaries from Iberia and Anatolia; Renovation of the Praetorian Palace in Koper - conservation problems; Vaulted brick masonry constructions in Venice in the eighteenth century in the architectural and constructive context of the time; The Golden Mean and the Dome of San Jose Cathedral: a structural interpretation; Medieval survivals in modern Rome; Excavation, restoration and conservation of archaeological sites - Villa dei Quintili on the Appia Antica in Rome; Collaboration between private and public agencies for the purpose of retrofitting structures: possibilities and problems provided through human systems engineering. Section 8 - Long Term Effects due to Environmental Causes: Risk analysis for the protection of cultural heritage from industrial pollution; Time evolution of stability of leaning towers; Effects of a counterweight on tilt evolution of leaning towers; Structural decay caused by microclimate and weathering attack. Section 9 - Techniques and Repairs: The use of aramid fibres in the restoration of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi; Methodology applied to the removal of the ruins and to the survey of the remains after the collapse of the Noto Cathedral in Sicily; The Neues Museum of Berlin - restoration during the stage of structural stabilization as a first step towards reconstruction; The use of steel in the conservation of timber structures ("Sustainable technologies in historical essay teachings"); Strength evaluation of fire retarded wood truss members; Behaviour of stud connectors in wood-concrete composite beams; The stabilization of the gothic roof bearing structure of the Frauenkirche in Mei?en with CFRP-tension; From Byzantine to Ottoman period: technical aspects in construction; The sail-vault: a survey of constructive techniques to stabilize a sophisticated structure. Section 10 - Maintenance and Restoration of Historical Buildings: The maintenance of historical building in Italy: the case of "Borbone's Laundry" in Napoli; Restoration problems of historical stone buildings in Central Greece; Restoration, preservation and conservation of iron and steel structures: Adaptations relating to strength, stiffness and stability; The Sultan Ahmet Mosque restoration works between 1988 - 1990; Conservation of the modern rampart defensive walls -the experience of the city of Padua; The rehabilitation of the Malakow Tower Prosper II in Bottrop, Germany; The restoration of the Galerius Palace in Thessaloniki; Reconstruction of the Kalwaryjski church tower without disassembling the 17.0 m high timber spire. Section 11 - Prevention of Structural Damage: Structural aspects for the preservation of historical sites and monuments of the town of Aquileia; The historical railway station roofs of 's-Hertogenbosh; Emergency protection of war damaged buildings and recycling of building materials. Section 12 - Stabilisation, Underpinning and Reinforcement: Backfill and spandrels to limit the vault bending; Cracks in historic masonry walls due to settlement - experiments and mechanical modelling; The mantle of shotcrete as a method of intervention of masonry structures; The Berlin "Neues Museum" - structural analysis, stabilization and structural design for restoration; Appraisal of the foundations and underpinning of a Napoleonian masonry bridge; On problems with saving of sacral buildings situated on coal mining terrains. Section 13 - The Revival of Dresden: The citizens' initiative to promote the rebuilding of the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) in Dresden; Refurbishment and reconstruction of the Academy of Arts; The reconstruction of Cosel Palace in Dresden; Reconstruction of the Frauenkirche Dresden, structural proof-checking using a complete 3D FE-model; The reconstruction of the sandstone cupola of the Frauenkirche in Dresden; Investigations into the structural design of the sandstone surface layer for the dome reconstruction of the Dresden Frauenkirche; George B?hr's constructural concept and the reconstruction of the cupola of the Frauenkirche in Dresden.