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Volume 18
Luis F. Ramos
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Structural Analysis
of Historical Constructions
An Interdisciplinary Approach
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Editors
Rafael Aguilar Miguel A. Pando
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Lima, Peru Charlotte, NC, USA
Susana Moreira
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Lima, Peru
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Preface
SAHC 2018 was the eleventh edition of the very successful series of international
conferences on structural analysis of historical constructions held at Barcelona
(1995, 1998), Guimaraes (2001), Padova (2004), New Delhi (2006), Bath (2008),
Shanghai (2010), Wroclaw (2012), Mexico City (2014), and Leuven (2016). These
proceedings contain over 250 papers presented in the SAHC 2018 which was held
at Cusco, Peru, from September 11 to 13, 2018. The event was organized by the
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP).
The main theme of the 11th International Conference on Structural Analysis of
Historical Construction was “An Interdisciplinary Approach” to emphasize the
importance of the involvement of a wide variety of disciplines and professions in
the exciting, yet challenging, task of conserving and restoring heritage buildings.
An interdisciplinary approach, with the participation of different areas of expertise
from architecture to engineering, is essential to achieve a common understanding
of the history, the material, the structure, the analysis, the intervention, and the
control that are needed when studying this type of buildings. In line with this
interdisciplinary theme, the conference had four keynote lectures covering a wide
range of disciplines to further highlight the importance of adopting a truly inter-
disciplinary approach. The articles presented very interesting research and appli-
cations on a wide variety of topics related to the different disciplines involved in
conservation, retrofit, and management of historical and archeological construc-
tions. Many of the papers received showcased important technological advances,
and also uncovered new challenges in the field of structural analysis of historical
and archeological constructions.
The SAHC 2018 had a robust technical program focusing on topics important to
professionals of the wide range of disciplines involved in heritage and historical
buildings. The SAHC 2018 papers shown in this proceedings are organized in main
topics including: history of construction and building technology; new technologies
and techniques; inspection, non-destructive and laboratory testing; numerical
modeling and structural analysis; vulnerability and risk analysis regarding natural
and man-made hazards; seismic analysis and retrofit; repair and strengthening
techniques; assessment and intervention of archeological heritage; durability and
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September 2018
Organization
Organizing Committee
Advisory Committee
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Conference Secretariat
Program Committee
Keynotes
An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Seismic Assessment
of Built Cultural Heritage: Case Studies in Lisbon and Outskirts . . . . . 3
Rita Bento
Vulnerability Evaluation of Historical Masonry Structures:
Italian Churches and Towers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Gabriele Milani
Understanding Fire Safety of Historical Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
José L. Torero
It Always Takes a Village: Preserving Earthen Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Claudia Cancino
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