Architectures and Earthquakes: Resistant Solutions for the Protection of the Traditional Construction in Abruzzo

Abstract

The traditional building construction in Abruzzo has been strongly characterized by the presence of earthquake-resistant systems because of the many earth tremors that happened throughout the centuries. Between the fifteenth and the twentieth century, the region was characterized by very strong earthquakes which modified the historical and figurative features of the buildings and submitted them to a technical and empirical analysis, studied through the seismicity of the areas and the possibility of resources or the possibility building yard.