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Strengthening and load test of the upper-choir of the Pópulo Church in Braga, Portugal
This paper presents the structural intervention on the Pópulo Church in Braga, Portugal, a stone and brick masonry church dating from the 16th century, carried out by the Regional Directorate for Northern Buil...
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Ambient vibration testing and seismic analysis of a masonry chimney
At the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth century there was a considerable development in Portugal, characterized by the flourishing of many industrial plants. Brick masonry chimneys repr...
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A framework to assess quality and uncertainty in disaster loss data
There is a growing interest in the systematic and consistent collection of disaster loss data for different applications. Therefore, the collected data must follow a set of technical requirements to guarantee ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Survey Methodologies and Intervention in Stone Masonry Arch Bridges: The Case Study of Esmoriz Bridge
This paper focuses on survey methodologies and structural repair interventions on stone masonry arch bridges, stemming from the experience and knowledge gathered by the Nucleus of Rehabilitation of the Instit...
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Open AccessFortresses in Portugal. Conservation and basis for new uses
This paper focuses on the experience of the Rehabilitation Nucleus of the Construction Institute (NR-IC), integrated in the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) in the analysis, inspection,...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The DALIH Database for Recording Disaster Damage and Loss Data in Cultural Heritage
The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) upholds the development and implementation of measures to reduce hazard exposure and vulnerability to disasters. Among other aspects, the SFDRR recogniz...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Challenges in the Preventive Maintenance of Early 20th-Century Reinforced Concrete Architectural Sculptures
“Twentieth-century building materials and construction techniques may often differ from traditional materials and methods of the past. There is a need to research and develop specific repair methods appropriat...
