Abstract

This paper concerns the rehabilitation of historical buildings located in seismic areas, and is organized in two parts. The first part considers some of the new trends in the field of research in preservation and rehabilitation. These are elaborated in the following five-point summary: 1) Maintenance of historical buildings as an efficient means of minimizing damage from an earthquake. 2) Reduction of consolidation. The present-day policy is that of limiting “strengthening work” intervention in favor of “small and timely repairs.” 3) In-depth knowledge as a necessary premise to plan a rehabilitation project. 4) Re-evaluation of traditional techniques by incorporating modern materials 5) Preservation of the function and character of monuments in their changing life (use) and new technological needs. The second part of the paper describes examples of rehabilitation undertaken in the aftermath of the 1980 Irpinia earthquake.

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