Synopses & Reviews
This book deals with applications of advanced computational-mechanics techniques for structural analysis, strength rehabilitation and aseismic design of monuments, historical buildings and related structures. The authors have extensive experience working with complicated structural analysis problems in civil and mechanical engineering in Europe and North America and have worked together with architects, archaeologists and students of engineering. The book is divided into five chapters under the following headings: Architectural Form and Structural System; Static and Dynamic Analysis; Computational Techniques; Case Studies of Selected Heritage Structures; Restoration Modeling and Analysis.