1. 1st International Conference on
Historic Earthquake-Resistant Timber Frames in the Mediterranean Area
H.Ea.R.T.2013
November 4-5, 2013, University of Calabria, ITALY
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
OPENING CONFERENCE Monday 4th November 9.00
VILLA RENDANO, Cosenza
Welcome Addresses by the Civil Authorities
CHAIR OF THE CONFERENCE: Prof. Raffaele Zinno, University of Calabria, ITALY
General Paper
Timber Buildings in Seism-prone Areas
Gennaro Tampone, ICOMOS Wood Scientific Committee
Session 1 HISTORICAL AND CONSTRUCTIVE ASPECTS 1
Chair: Gennaro Tampone, ICOMOS Wood Scientific Committee
a.
Key Note Lecture
The Composite Timber-framed and Masonry Structures of Minoan era
Eleftheria Tsakanika National Technical University of Athens, GREECE
1.
La carpenteria lignea nei templi arcaici di Francavilla Marittima
10.20 – 10.35
Rossella Pace, University of Calabria, ITALY - Ecole Normale Supérieure Paris ,
FRANCE - Daniela
Costanzo, Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Paris, FRANCE - University of Calabria, ITALY
2.
Timber Framing Wall in the Italic Civilization
10.35 – 10.50
Nicola Ruggieri, University of Calabria, ITALY
3.
Berat, Anti-seismic Technologies and their Resistance through the Ages (A
Mediterranean Story)
10.50 – 11.05
Aurora Skrame Stella, University of Calabria, ITALY
DISCUSSION
Coffe break
11.05 – 11.25

2. 4.
Some Features of the Traditional Timber Framing in the Japanese Islands
among the Seismic Areas around the Pacific Ocean
11.25 – 11.40
Toshikazu Tsuchimoto, Shinshu University, JAPAN – Nobuo Ito, ICOMOS, JAPAN
5.
Historical Timber as a Sustainable Material. Studies about Islamic
Architecture in Egypt
11.40 – 11.55
Dalia Shebl Said, Kafr Elsheikh University, EGYPT
Session 2
HISTORICAL AND CONSTRUCTIVE ASPECTS 2
Chair: Nobuo Ito, Icomos, JAPAN
Randolph Langebanch, Conservationtech Consulting, USA
b.
Key Note Lecture
The importance of Timber Structure in antiseismic Byzantine and Post Byzantine construction.
Panos Touliatos, National Technical University of Athens, GREECE
1.
Tra il saper teorico e la pratica operativa. Note sull’utilizzo degli
incatenamenti lignei nei Trattati di Architettura tra XVI e XVIII secolo
12.15 – 12.30
Cristiana Coscarella, University of Calabria, ITALY
2.
Constructional Techniques in l’Aquila post 1703 Reconstruction
12.30 – 12.45
Caterina Carocci, University of Syracuse, ITALY – Cesare Tocci, Sapienza University of Rome, ITALY
DISCUSSION
3.
Mechanical and Constructive Interpretation of the Giovanni Vivenzio Model
12.45 – 13.00
Nicola Ruggieri, University of Calabria, ITALY – Raffaele Zinno, University of Calabria, ITALY
4.
Assessment of Timber Framed Structure : Outcomes of the Cost Action
FP1101 WG1 Workshop
13.00 – 13.15
Mariapaola Riggio, CNR IVALSA Trees and Timber Institute, ITALY
5.
Construction Tecniques of Timber Framed Houses Built after the 1894
Istanbul Earthquake
13.15 – 13.30
Damla Acar , Istanbul Technical University, TURKEY - Deniz Mazlum, Istanbul Technical University, TURKEY
6.
Timber Framed House for Post-seismic Reconstruction: a Historical and
Technological Comparison Between San Francisco and 1908 Reggio
Calabria Earthquakes
Alessia Bianco, Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, ITALY
DISCUSSION
13.30 – 13.45

3. Lunch
13.45 – 15.00
Technical visit to Cosenza
15.00 – 18.00
Gala Dinner
20.30

4. Tuesday 5th November 9.15
University of Calabria, Arcavacata di Rende (Cosenza) – University club –
General Paper
When a Frame is Not a Frame: Timber Construction & Earthquake-Resilience from
Roman Times to the Present
Randolph Langenbach, Conservationtech Consulting, CALIFORNIA USA
Session 3
ASSESSMENT BY EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS
Chair: Giacomo Tempesta, University of Florence, ITALY
Graça Vasconcelos, University of Minho, PORTUGAL
c.
Key Note Lecture
Behaviour of the Borbone Constructive System Under Cyclic Loading
Nicola Ruggieri, University of Calabria, ITALY – Raffaele Zinno, University of Calabria, ITALY
1.
Seismic Performance of Traditional Half-Timbered Walls: Experimental
Results
10.20 – 10.35
Elisa Poletti, University of Minho, PORTUGAL – Graça Vasconcelos, University of Minho, PORTUGAL
2.
Experimental Study on Timber Framed Masonry Structures
10.35 – 10.50
Andrea Dutu, Tokyo Institute of Technology, JAPAN – Hiroyasu Sakata, Tokyo Institute of Technology, JAPAN
– Yoshihiro Yamazaki, Tokyo Institute of Technology, JAPAN
DISCUSSION
Coffe break
10.50 – 11.30
3.
11.30 – 11.45
Shaking Table Test of Full Scale Model of Timber Framed Brick Masonry
Walls for Structural Restoration of Tomioka Silk Mil, Registered as
Tentative World Cultural Heritage in Japan.
Toshikazu Hanazato, MIE University, JAPAN – Yoshiaki Tominaga, Bunkazai Kozo Keikaku, JAPAN - Tadashi
Mikoshiba, National Research Institute for Earth
Science and Disaster Prevention, JAPAN - Yasushi Niitsu ,
Tokyo Denki University, JAPAN
4.
Statistical Evaluation of Mechanical Behaviour of Timber Framed Ancient
Buildings, Using on Site non Destructive Tests
11.45 – 12.00
Alessia Bianco, Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, ITALY – Vittorio Ceradini, Mediterranea University
of Reggio Calabria, ITALY
5.
“Case baraccate” e “baracche migliorate” a Casamicciola
12.00 – 12.15

5. Marina D’Aprile, Second University of Naples, ITALY - Margaret Bicco, Second University of Naples, ITALY
DISCUSSION
Lunch
12.30 – 14.00

6. Session 4
SEISMIC ASSESSMENT BY MODELLING
Chair: Raffaele Zinno, University of Calabria, ITALY
Ario Ceccotti, CNR Ivalsa, ITALY
d.
Key Note Lecture
Seismic Performance Evaluation of Timber-framed Masonry Walls. Experimental Tests and
Numerical Modelling
Stefano Galassi, University of Florence, ITALY; Francesco Pugi, Aedes, ITALY; Nicola Ruggieri, University of
Calabria, ITALY; Giacomo Tempesta, University of Florence, ITALY;
e.
1.
Key Note Lecture
A Proposal for a Procedure to Evaluate the Seismic Vulnerability of Historic Timber Frame
Ario Ceccotti, CNR Ivalsa, ITALY – Carmen Sandhaas, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie Holzbau
und Baukonstruktionen, GERMANY
14.40 – 14.55
An Overview on the Seismic Behaviour of Timber Frame Structures
Lourenço Paulo B., University of Minho, PORTUGAL – Elisa Poletti, University of Minho, PORTUGAL – Graça
Vasconcelos, University of Minho, PORTUGAL
2.
14.55 – 15.10
Historic Timber-frame Buildings in Albania
Grigor Angjeliu, Institute of Monuments of Culture, ALBANIA – Kozeta Angjeliu, University of Tirana, ALBANIA
– Loreta Çapeli, Polytechnic University of Tirana, ALBANIA
DISCUSSION
3.
The Earthquake-resistant Traditional Timber Structure in Anatolia - An
Evaluation of the Seismic Performance of a Traditional Timber Building in
Istanbul with the FEM -
15.10 – 15.25
Hulya Dişkaya, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, TURKEY
4.
Practical Simulation Ttools for the Seismic Analysis of Timber-Framed
Masonry Structures
15.25 – 15.40
Leonidas Alexandros S. kouris, IUSS Pavia, ITALY
5.
Earthquake Response of Historic Buildings at Lefkas Island
Triantaflyllos Makarios, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GREECE – Milton
University, CYPRUS
15.40 – 15.55
Demosthenous, Frederick
DISCUSSION
Coffe break
15.55 – 16.25

7. Session 5
CONSERVATION AND STRENGTHENING
Chair: Panos Touliatos, National Technical University of Athens, GREECE
Eleftheria Tsakanika, National Technical University of Athens,
GREECE
f.
Key Note Lecture
ICOMOS Principles for the Preservation of Historic Timber Structures
Gennaro Tampone, ICOMOS International Wood Committee
1.
An Ancient Prototype of Modern Anti-seismic Wooden Framed systems.
The Case-Study of “Casa a graticcio” in the Archeological Site of
Hercolaneum
16.45 – 17.00
Stefania Pollone, University of Naples Federico II, ITALY
2.
Building
17.00 – 17.15
Un piano diagnostico a sostegno di interventi conservativi su case
baraccate
17.15 – 17.30
Reintroducing
Techniques
Timber
Reinforced
Earthquake
Resistant
Tom Schacher , Swiss Humanitarian Aid Group, SWITZERLAND
3.
Caterina Gattuso, University of Calabria, ITALY – Philomène Gattuso, University of Calabria, ITALY
4.
Restauro conservativo e prestazioni energetiche di edifici misti intelaiati in
legno-muratura: un cantiere sperimentale ad Oppido Mamertina (Rc)
Alessia Bianco, Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria, ITALY
University of Reggio Calabria, ITALY
5.
17.30 – 17.45
- Alessandro Rugolo, Mediterranea
A Proposal for the Consolidation of the Earthen Shali Mosque in Swa with
Wooden Lacings
17.45 – 18.00
Giacomo Martines, Polytechnic of Bari, ITALY
CLOSING CONFERENCE
Wednesday 6th November 8.00
Technical visit to Mileto
Mileto (Vv) was the ancient seat of the court of Ruggero the Great Count. It was completely destroyed in
1783 after the catastrophic earthquake that struck the Calabria region. The reconstruction of the XVIII th C
was executed adopting the Borbone anti-seismic constructive system. Some edifices characterized by
masonry reinforced with timber framing (so called “Case Baraccata”) are still conserved in Mileto.

8. Poster Session
1.
The Experimental Evidences of the Structural Elements of Traditional Timber Buildings
in Istanbul
Hulya Dişkaya, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, TURKEY
2.
Seismic Performance of Traditional Timber Structural Elements
Elisa Poletti, University of Minho, PORTUGAL – Graça Vasconcelos, University of Minho,
PORTUGAL – Branco M. Jorge, University of Minho, PORTUGAL
3.
Traditional Earthquake-resistant Timber frames in North America
Richard Collins, Trillium Dell Timberworks, USA
4.
The Restoration Project of the Timber-framed Walls of Benizelo's Mansion in Athens
Eleftheria Tsakanika National Technical University of Athens, GREECE
5.
Before the Code: 18th Century Design Rules of Seismic Resistant Wooden Structure
Chiara Tardini, Politecnico di Milano, ITALY – Valentina Sumini, Politecnico di Milano, ITALY –
Eleftheria Tsakanika, N. T. U. of Athens, GREECE
6.
Seismic Resistance of Assembled Triangulated Frames in Lebanon
Manal Assaf, Civil Engineer, LEBANON
7.
Centre of Excellence in Telč – European Infrastructure for Research and Diagnostics of
Cultural Heritage Objects
Riccardo Caciotti, Utam-Cet, CZECH REPUBLIC – Hasnikova Hana, Utam-Cet, CZECH REPUBLIC
– Kloiber Michal, Utam-Cet, CZECH REPUBLIC – Fabeš Roman, Utam-Cet, CZECH REPUBLIC
8.
Methodology for Vulnerability Assessment of Historic Masonry Building in Ancient Town
Chiara Altomare, University of Calabria, ITALY – Serena Artese, University of Calabria, ITALY
9.
Strategies of analyses for the evaluation of the seismic response of RC buildings
Francesca Ansioso, University of Calabria, ITALY – Luigi Campolongo, University of Calabria, ITALY
– Fortunato Cuppari, University of Calabria, ITALY - Antonio Madeo, University of Calabria, ITALY Raffaele Zinno, University of Calabria, ITALY
Poster competition
Participants are invited to express their preference for the best poster. Please use the card that you have
received during registration.
OPENING EXHIBITION
Strutture architettoniche lignee nella World Heritage List e altre…
ideation and co-ordination: Gennaro Tampone, Michela Semplici
SOCIAL PROGRAMME
Technical visit to old town of Cosenza and Mileto (Vv)