In Situ Flat-Jack Testing of Traditional Masonry Walls: Case Study of the Old City Center of Coimbra, Portugal

International Journal of Architectural Heritage

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 794-810

  Vicente, R ^a   Ferreira, T M ^a   Mendes da Silva, J A R ^b   Varum, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Flat jack testing; masonry; mechanical properties; old city center; rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

MASONRY CONSTRUCTION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PATIENT REHABILITATION; RETAINING WALLS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

CITY CENTERS; EXPERIMENTAL CAMPAIGN; HISTORICAL CITIES; MASONRY; MASONRY WALLS; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; STONE MASONRY; TRADITIONAL MASONRIES;

MASONRY MATERIALS;

EID: 84945377126     PISSN: 15583058     EISSN: 15583066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15583058.2013.855840     Document Type: Article

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