Protecting Architectural World Heritage from Seismic Hazard
Wednesday 21 March
Lecture Theatre 8W 1.1
Human civilisation and seismic hazard are strictly correlated as people have historically settled for millennia in areas of great seismicity. This exposes architectural artefacts and cultural heritage to the risk of being destroyed by recurring earthquakes. Earthquake engineering is a relatively recent branch of engineering that aims to protect and design buildings to withstand earthquakes. Some of the fundamental concepts of earthquake engineering and recent research developments in the field of earthquake protection will be illustrated by way of examples of retrofit of heritage structures in Europe and Latin America.
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Dr Dina D'Ayala
Dr Dina D'Ayala is a Reader in Structures at the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering at the University of Bath where she lectures on Earthquake Engineering and Conservation of Historic Buildings. She manages an international research group of 10 people working on various aspects of the effects of natural hazards on historic buildings, collaborating with several UK, European and US academic and research institutes. She is a member of EERI, EAEE and she's the Vice-Chair of the European Committee on strengthening of timber structures.