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Assessment, Repair, Maintenance, and Conservation of Existing Buildings: State-of-the-art Methods, Advances, and Case Studies

A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 11 September 2024 | Viewed by 646

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Cristina Cantagallo

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Department of Engineering and Geology, University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, 65127 Pescara, Italy
Interests: building engineering; vulnerability assessment; reinforced concrete buildings; unreinforced masonry buildings; heritage buildings; earthquake engineering
Prof. Dr. Valentino Sangiorgio

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Department of Engineering and Geology, University “G. d’Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, 65127 Pescara, Italy
Interests: vulnerability assessment; building construction technologies; building production; building heritage; user reporting augmented reality; multicriteria optimization; multicriteria analysis; risk analysis
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Prof. Dr. Humberto Varum

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Civil Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Interests: earthquake engineering; structural analysis and design; structural health monitoring; finite element modeling and analysis; building codes; nonlinear analysis; construction engineering; structural optimization; building materials; construction materials; protection of cultural heritage; structural engineering; seismic design; cultural studies; conservation and restoration of cultural heritage; structural reliability; civil engineering materials adobe; nondestructive testing; sustainable construction; civil engineering technology; construction technology; life-cycle assessment; reinforced concrete buildings; masonry buildings
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The assessment, repair, maintenance, and conservation of existing buildings represent critical aspects in the field of architecture, engineering, and urban planning. As the global population continues to grow, the demand for sustainable and efficient use of existing building stock becomes increasingly significant. This multifaceted issue necessitates comprehensive solutions that encompass state-of-the-art methods, advances in technology, and illuminating case studies. The delicate balance between preserving historical value and adapting structures to meet repair, maintenance, and conservation needs requires different and personalized approaches in the function of the building construction technology. This Special Issue aims to explore the current landscape of assessment, repair, maintenance, and conservation methodologies, shedding light on innovative techniques, technological advancements, and case studies that contribute to the evolution of sustainable and resilient built environments.

Dr. Cristina Cantagallo
Prof. Dr. Valentino Sangiorgio
Prof. Dr. Humberto Varum
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Buildings is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • existing masonry buildings
  • existing reinforced concrete buildings
  • earthquake engineering
  • natural fiber materials
  • composite materials
  • advanced materials
  • combined hazards
  • multi-risk assessment
  • building heritage
  • simplified vulnerability methods
  • building risk
  • territorial risk
  • resilience of existing buildings
  • maintenance strategies for existing buildings
  • building information modelling (BIM)

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Historical Evolution of the Impact of Seismic Incident Angles on the Safety Assessment of Various Building Construction Typologies
by Cristina Cantagallo, Marco Terrenzi, Guido Camata and Enrico Spacone
Buildings 2024, 14(6), 1490; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14061490 - 21 May 2024
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In the existing building stock, typically characterised by a high degree of irregularity, the effects of earthquakes are strongly dependent on the epicentre–structure direction and the angle of incidence of the seismic motion. However, the scientific community has not yet reached a unanimous [...] Read more.
In the existing building stock, typically characterised by a high degree of irregularity, the effects of earthquakes are strongly dependent on the epicentre–structure direction and the angle of incidence of the seismic motion. However, the scientific community has not yet reached a unanimous consensus on the evaluation of the effects of seismic incidence angles. Therefore, this paper conducts an extensive investigation of the international literature on current methods to consider seismic directionality, systematically reviewing more than 80 publications on this topic. Following a brief overview of the problem and an analysis of the initial developments of the multidirectionality concept of seismic input, a state-of-the-art review is presented based on the considered analysis methods, specifically response spectrum analysis, nonlinear static analysis, and nonlinear response history analysis. Moreover, the adoption of multidirectional seismic input in popular codes and standards is presented and discussed. This study provides the first comprehensive synthesis of research on the seismic incidence angles across diverse building typologies, offering crucial insights for future code revisions and highlighting significant gaps in current analytical methods and standards, thereby setting a new direction for subsequent empirical investigations. Specifically, the extensive state-of-the-art review revealed that, until now, the evaluation of the angle of incidence was primarily conducted on existing reinforced concrete buildings with a limited number of storeys, analysed with nonlinear response history analysis. This underscores the need for future research to extensively investigate the impact of the angle of incidence on other types of construction typologies. Full article
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