Computational mechanics for heritage structures / B.P. Leftheris . . . [et al.].

1. Architectural form and structural system
1.1 Our cultural evolution is our heritage
1.2 Volcanic eruption and earthquake interrupted the human cultural evolution
1.3 Two thin space examples with heritage structures that survived over centuries
1.4 Destructive, chaotic phenomena are part of our evolution

2. Static and dynamic analysis
2.1 Isostatic and hyper static structures
2.2 Linear elastic analysis
2.3 weak form and energy approach
2.4 Numerical approximation and finite elements
etc.

3. Computation techniques
3.1 Differentiation, integration, and computational mechanics
3.2 Discretization methods and numerical treatment
3.3 Nonlinear models
3.4 Time-stepping techniques and simplified combination of modal response
etc.

4. Case studies of selected heritage structures
4.1 Material modelling and modal analysis of the Venetian light house in china
4.2 Building of special shape
4.3 A bridge built by the British during the early part of the 19th century on the Ionian island of Kythera
4.4 A bridge build in 1866 in Plaka Greece
etc.

5. Restoration modelling and analysis
5.1 Intervention methods for masonry structures
5.2 Restoration modelling and design
5.3 Prestress restoration
5.4 The mantle of shot Crete
5.5 Wooden and steel substructures
etc.

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