Knowledge is fundamental to understand the key characteristics of a heritage building.
Furthermore, constructive analysis of a historical construction is central to research into its structural
behavior. This work aims to increase the knowledge level of a historical construction by the understanding of
the constructive evolution through Historical-Building Information Modeling (H-BIM) workflow. The research
proposes a multidisciplinary approach applicable to the field of historical constructions, which is resumed
in the followings steps: historical-critical analysis, material and soil characterization, data organization
through H-BIM, qualitative static and dynamic structural analysis, validation of the results. The building of
Quartel da Tropa – located in Florianópolis, Brazil – is used as a practical case study to show how the proposed
research can be adapted to historical buildings. Such an impressive eighteen-century masonry construction is
the largest troop barracks among Brazilian fortifications. The proposed approach allows the creation of
a structural model from the architectural model with fewer uncertainties and less simplification, improving
the knowledge path of historical constructions and its structural assessment. The historical-critical analysis
and the H-BIM allow managing and presenting of the information useful to the understanding of the constructive
phase evolution of a historical building.
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