Reflections on a collaborative effort between engineering, social sciences, and residence in a seismic strengthening experiment in Krewerd, provincie of Groningen in the Netherlands.

Masonry structures comprise a significant portion of the historical building stock all over the world. Previous studies have clearly pointed out that unreinforced masonry buildings are vulnerable against extreme loading conditions, such as seismic actions. Therefore, strengthening is inevitable in most …

During the 2015 Gorkha earthquake of 7.8 Mw that hit Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, numerous Nepalese Pagodas suffered extensive damage while others collapsed. Risk reduction strategies implemented in the region focused on disassembling historical structures and rebuilding them with modern material without …

KNAW – minisymposium ‘Aardbevingsbestendige woningen’ 24 maart 2020 Ondanks absentie van het symposium door de Corona crisis is dit boekje samengesteld voor digitale verzending en het drukken van een papieren versie.

Presentation at University of Bologna on experimental/new techniques of seismic strengthening

Invited presentation for Hanze PRO to TCMG "Tijdelijke Commissie Mijnbouwschade Groningen" and other seismic experts

Technische mogelijkheden voor het verduurzamen van woningen in Kantens/Stitswerd en Loppersum

Problems in modelling, analysis and damage assessment, and proposal of solutions

An invited presentation about the monitoring, assessment and strengthening of historical masonry structures under seismic actions was given.