1st Edition
Seismic Resistance of Vernacular Timber Frames with Infills Case Studies from Japan and Romania
1. Introduction.
2. Traditional Architecture Worldwide.
3. Romanian Traditional Architecture.
4. Japanese Traditional Timber Frames.
5. Seismic Behavior of Traditional Timber Frames.
6. Fire Resistance of Traditional Timber Frames.
7. Strengthening Solutions.
8. Conclusions.
Annex 1. The Design of a Paianta House.
Annex 2. Design Example of a Traditional Japanese Residential House.
Biography
Andreea Dutu is a structural engineer and lecturer at the University of Civil Engineering Bucharest, Romania. She previously worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan.
Yoshihiro Yamazaki is a structural engineer at the Building Research Institute, Japan, working on the revision of Japanese technical standards for building structures, especially for CLT panel construction.
