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3. Timber Frames and Solid Walls: Earthquake Resilient Construction from Roman Times to the Origins of the Modern Skyscraper

Author : Randolph Langenbach

Published in: Historical Earthquake-Resistant Timber Frames in the Mediterranean Area

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This paper explores what can be learned from the earthquake performance of simple, unsophisticated, non-engineered timber and masonry historical construction that resists earthquakes compared to that of modern reinforced concrete frame buildings of varying construction quality that are common in much of the world’s seismically active areas. The paper includes an analysis of the observations in the 1930s by American seismic engineer, John Ripley Freeman, about the 1908 Messina-Reggio earthquake and the comparative performance of the 18th century baraccata construction mandated by the Bourbon government after the 1783 Calabria earthquake.

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Title
Timber Frames and Solid Walls: Earthquake Resilient Construction from Roman Times to the Origins of the Modern Skyscraper
Author
Randolph Langenbach
Copyright Year
2015
Book
Historical Earthquake-Resistant Timber Frames in the Mediterranean Area

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-16186-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-16187-7

Copyright Year: 2015

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16187-7_3