Description
Book SynopsisCOST is an intergovernmental framework for European Cooperation in Science and Technology, allowing the coordination of nationally-funded research on a European level. Part of COST was COST Action C26 âUrban Habitat Constructions Under Catastrophic Eventsâ, which started in 2006 and held its final conference in Naples, Italy, on 16-18 September 2010. The participation of 23 European countries confi rmed the international interest of COST Action C26. The main objective of COST Action C26 was to increase the knowledge of the behaviour of constructions in urban habitat under catastrophic events (earthquakes, fi re, wind, impact, explosions etc.), in order to predict their response when both the applied loading and the inherent structural resistance are combined in such a way that the safety level reaches unacceptable values, leading in some cases to a premature collapse.
The activity of COST C26 Action was developed by four Working Groups (WGs), each dealing with the main issues
Table of Contents
1. Characterization of catastrophic actions on constructions 2. Analysis of behaviour of constructions under catastrophic events 3. Evaluation of vulnerability of constructions 4. Protecting, strengthening and repairing 5. Strategy and guidelines for damage prevention
