A Holistic Approach to Structural Rehabilitation. A Study of the Metropolitan Cathedral Sections C1 & C2 in Iaşi, Romania
Tomme: 64 (68) Fascicle: 3 | 2018
Pages: 53-62
Abstract text:
Romania has a lot of buildings in serious need of structural rehabilitation, ranging from single-family dwellings and blocks of flats to historical buildings. After the earthquake of 1977, interventions in order to restore the structural bearing capacity of buildings have been few. Although by now some of the buildings (especially monuments) did undergo various rehabilitation procedures, very few of those actually take into account the so-called “holistic approach” to rehabilitation. Broadly, this implies that, as much as possible about the respective structure’s history should be known before a rehabilitation solution is selected by the designer. The results indicate that, when the holistic approach is employed, there is a significantly improved possibility for the selection (by the designer) of an appropriate rehabilitation solution. A case study and subsequent review of such an approach – used for the structural rehabilitation of Sections C1 & C2 of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Iasi – is included.
Key Words:
rehabilitation; holistic approach; case study; solution; earthquake
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