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Materials and Technologies for the Design and Renovation of Timber Building Components in Historic Buildings

di Marco Alvise Bragadin, Michele Naldi

Timber technology for construction is old and young at the same time. Complex building construction techniques have been developed, and performed on-site, for centuries and more. Therefore, timber engineering for historic building rehabilitation projects needs to be rooted in the study of ancient design solutions for technical components. The research work undertaken has its foundations in deep understanding of structural behaviour of wood and timber as building materials, and develops the structural and technical understanding of timber building structures functional elements and components, with the renovation and structural reinforcing perspective. Timber structures construction processes for historic buildings are described through analysis of historic textbooks with suggestions of modern reinforcing and retrofitting techniques.
Marco Alvise Bragadin
He is an Associate Professor of Production and Management of the Built Environment at the University of Bologna. He holds an MSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Bologna, a PhD in Construction Management and Economics from the Tampere University of Technology, Finland, and is a Certified Cost Engineer (ICEC). He currently teaches Building Site Organisation and Material and Construction Processes for Built Heritage at the University of Bologna.
Michele Naldi
He is a Professional Engineer. He holds an MSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Bologna and is a Certified Structural Engineer (CERTing). He has been a designer and project supervisor of many timber building structure projects, for both new building construction and historic building restoration.