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E. Della Bella, "Numerical Models and the Perception of Masonry", in , (Editors), "Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 243, 2014. doi:10.4203/ccp.106.243

Keywords: masonry, groin vault, cross vault, survey, historical buildings, statics..

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During the restoration of ancient constructions that follow a survey; architects and engineers are asked to consolidate the masonry structure. In these cases, more often than not, the use of a numerical model is far from useful. This paper analyses some case studies in which architects and engineers should go 'beyond' the numerical computer model and take a step 'backwards' to a substantial intrinsic knowledge of masonry. To really approach these contingencies, the architect or engineer must distance themselves from being mere technicians, assuming the role of the scholar who is able to 'feel' and 'visualize' the masonry's stress.

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Front Page Browse CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Proceedings ISSN 1759-3433 CCP: 106 PROCEEDINGS OF THE TWELFTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTATIONAL STRUCTURES TECHNOLOGY Edited by: Paper 243 Numerical Models and the Perception of Masonry E. Della Bella Department of History, Architecture Design and Restoration, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy doi:10.4203/ccp.106.243 purchase the full-text of this paper Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper E. Della Bella, "Numerical Models and the Perception of Masonry", in , (Editors), "Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 243, 2014. doi:10.4203/ccp.106.243 Keywords: masonry, groin vault, cross vault, survey, historical buildings, statics.. Summary During the restoration of ancient constructions that follow a survey; architects and engineers are asked to consolidate the masonry structure. In these cases, more often than not, the use of a numerical model is far from useful. This paper analyses some case studies in which architects and engineers should go 'beyond' the numerical computer model and take a step 'backwards' to a substantial intrinsic knowledge of masonry. To really approach these contingencies, the architect or engineer must distance themselves from being mere technicians, assuming the role of the scholar who is able to 'feel' and 'visualize' the masonry's stress. purchase the full-text of this paper (price £20) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the book description purchase this book (price £65 +P&P)
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