Understanding the Structural Behavior of Historical Buildings Through Its Constructive Phase Evolution Using H-Bim Workflow

Abstract

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.

Vibration Testing and System Identification of a Monumental Building in Sabbioneta, Italy

“…An H-BIM model was created in Revit ® and subsequently exported in Robot Structural Analysis ® to obtain a FE model [8,9]. In such a model, the wall middle planes are represented by thick-shell elements, which are defined as 4-node quadrilateral elements (Q4).…”

“…A Historic-Building Information Model (H-BIM) is firstly created resuming all the information acquired in the previous investigation [8,9]. Subsequently, a linear Finite Element (FE) model is established to allow an overall understanding of the structural behaviour [10] and AVT was conducted on the monumental building.…”

Diachronic and Synchronic Analysis for Knowledge Creation: Architectural Representation Geared to XR Building Archaeology (Claudius-Anio Novus Aqueduct in Tor Fiscale, the Appia Antica Archaeological Park)

“…On the other hand, the urgent need to protect, preserve and restore the main sections of the aqueducts has required a massive deployment of methodological tools and innovative research approaches aimed at the multi-scale and multi-temporal digitisation process of the entire park area from the territorial-urban scale to the architectural and archaeological scale of every single section of the aqueduct trying to guarantee the reliability of the data produced in morphological, geometric and informative terms. As is well known, professionals involved in the preservation process should clearly understand structural behaviour and building construction [7][8][9]. This objective can be achieved through a methodological approach that provides the case study's geometric, decay, damage, physical and material characteristics [10][11][12].…”

“…Science of Building allows the formulation of mathematical models that support the designer in his choices. Accordingly, by model, we As is well known, professionals involved in the preservation process should clearly understand structural behaviour and building construction [7][8][9]. This objective can be achieved through a methodological approach that provides the case study's geometric, decay, damage, physical and material characteristics [10][11][12].…”

Combination of HBIM and UAV photogrammetry for modelling and documentation of forgotten heritage. Case study: Isabel II dam in Níjar (Almería, Spain)

“…For this purpose, it has been used in recent years in the construction sector [30], although it is also being successfully implemented in the management and documentation of historical heritage [31][32][33][34][35][36][37]. For example, photogrammetry in combination with BIM could be presented for the aim of creating a digital twin for the structural survey and monitoring, in order to improve the geometrical and mechanical survey of Heritage structure, reducing the errors in the description of the structure [38,39]. From another point of view, BIM can also be used as a support for structural design by means of finite element model (FEM) [40,41].…”