Seismic Retrofitting: Learning from Vernacular Architecture

Part 1: Framework

Vernacular architecture: A paradigm of the local seismic culture
F. Ferrigni
Vernacular architecture?
G.D. Carlos, M.R. Correia, S. Rocha & P. Frey
Seismic-resistant building practices resulting from Local Seismic Culture
J. Ortega, G. Vasconcelos & M.R. Correia
Practices resulting from seismic performance improvement on heritage intervention
R.F. Paula & V. Cóias
Criteria and methodology for intervention in vernacular architecture and earthen heritage
M.R. Correia
Structural conservation and vernacular construction
P.B. Lourenço, H. Varum, G. Vasconcelos & H. Rodrigues
Seismic retrofitting of historic earthen buildings
C. Cancino & D. Torrealva
Local building cultures valued to better contribute to housing reconstruction programs
T. Joffroy & P. Garnier

Part 2: Local seismic culture around the world

Local seismic culture in Latin America
L.F. Guerrero Baca & J. Vargas Neumann
Local seismic culture in the Mediterranean region
L. Dipasquale & S. Mecca
The central and eastern Asian local seismic culture: Three approaches
F. Ferrigni
The earthquake resistant vernacular architecture in the Himalayas
Randolph Langenbach
Traditional construction in high seismic zones: A losing battle? The case of the 2015
Nepal earthquake
X. Romão, E. Paupério & A. Menon
Case study: Local seismic culture in vernacular architecture in Algeria
A. Abdessemed, Y. Terki & D. Benouar
Case study: Assessment of the seismic resilience of traditional Bhutanese buildings
T. Ilharco, A.A. Costa, J.M. Guedes, B. Quelhas, V. Lopes, J.L. Vasconcelos & G.S.C. Vasconcelos
Case study: Vernacular seismic culture in Chile
N. Jorquera & H. Pereira
Case study: Seismic resistant typologies technology in vernacular architecture in
Sichuan Province, China
J. Yao
Case study: Seismic retrofitting in ancient Egyptian adobe architecture
S. Lamei
Case study: Seismic resistant constructive systems in El Salvador
F. Gomes, M.R. Correia & R.D. Nuñez
Case study: Seismic retrofitting of Japanese traditional wooden structures
N. Takiyama
Case study: Seismic retrofitting constructive typology of vernacular Moroccan architecture (Fez)
A. Abdessemed-Foufa
Case study: Local seismic culture in Romanian vernacular architecture
M. Ha˘rma˘nescu & E.S. Georgescu
Case study: Local seismic culture in Taiwan vernacular architecture
Y.R. Chen

Part 3: Local seismic culture in Portugal

Recognising local seismic culture in Portugal, the SEISMIC-V research
M.R. Correia & G.D. Carlos
Seismic hazard analysis: An overview
J.F.B.D. Fonseca & S.P. Vilanova
A brief paleoseismology literature review: Contribution for the local seismic culture study in Portugal
M.R. Correia, M. Worth & S. Vilanova
Portuguese historical seismicity
G.Sousa
Seismic behaviour of vernacular architecture
H.Varum, H. Rodrigues, P.B. Lourenço & G. Vasconcelos
The design of 1758’s master plan and the construction of Lisbon ‘downtown’: A humanistic concept?
V. Lopes dos Santos
Timber frames as an earthquake resisting system in Portugal
E.Poletti, G. Vasconcelos & P.B. Lourenço

Part 4: Portuguese local seismic culture: Assessment by regions

Lisbon: Downtown’s reconstruction after the 1755 earthquake
G.D. Carlos, M.R. Correia, G. Sousa, A. Lima, F. Gomes & V. Lopes dos Santos
The 1909 earthquake impact in the Tagus Lezíria region
E. Gomes, A. Lima, G.D. Carlos & M.R. Correia
Costal Alentejo region: Identification of local seismic culture
F. Gomes, A. Lima, G.D. Carlos & M.R. Correia
Seismic-resistant elements in the Historical Centre of Évora
G.D. Carlos, M.R. Correia, G. Sousa, A. Lima & F. Gomes
Seismic-resistant features in Lower Alentejo’s vernacular architecture
A. Lima, F. Gomes, G.D. Carlos, D. Viana & M.R. Correia
Seismic vulnerability of the Algarve coastal region
G.D. Carlos, M.R. Correia, G. Sousa, A. Lima, F. Gomes, L. Félix & A. Feio
The high and intense seismic activity in the Azores
F. Gomes, M.R. Correia, G.D. Carlos & A. Lima

Part 5: Typology performance study

Seismic behaviour assessment of vernacular isolated buildings
J. Ortega, G. Vasconcelos, P.B. Lourenço, H. Rodrigues & H. Varum
Seismic behaviour analysis and retrofitting of a row building
R.S. Barros, A. Costa, H. Varum, H. Rodrigues, P.B. Lourenço & G. Vasconcelos
Seismic vulnerability of vernacular buildings in urban centres—the case of Vila Real de Santo António
J. Ortega, G. Vasconcelos, P.B. Lourenço, H. Rodrigues & H. Varum

Part 6: Conclusions of the research

Systematisation of seismic mitigation planning at urban scale
D.L. Viana, A. Lima, G.D. Carlos, F. Gomes, M.R. Correia, P.B. Lourenço & H. Varum
Systematisation of seismic retrofitting in vernacular architecture
A. Lima, M.R. Correia, F. Gomes, G.D. Carlos, D. Viana, P.B. Lourenço & H. Varum
Common damages and recommendations for the seismic retrofitting of vernacular dwellings
M.R. Correia, H. Varum & P.B. Lourenço

Biography

Mariana R. Correia (Edited by) ,  Paulo B. Lourenco (University of Minho, Portugal) (Edited by) ,  Humberto Varum (Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal) (Edited by)