Safeguarding Australia’s heritage masonry buildings from earthquake attack

该项目旨在改进澳大利亚和新西兰设计规范中对传统砌体建筑抗震能力评估的指导。澳大利亚大多数具有重要文化意义的遗产建筑都是用未经加固的砖石建造的，所有这些建筑都是在抗震设计指南或要求存在之前建造的。地震对这些重要建筑构成的风险是巨大的，2011年基督城地震突出了这一点，该市的两座主要大教堂都遭到严重破坏。该项目旨在开发一种分析和设计方法，该方法考虑了与地震反应最相关的遗产石和粘土砖砌体建筑中使用的材料特性和非典型结构布局。

The project aims to improve the guidance provided in Australian and New Zealand design codes for the seismic capacity assessment of heritage masonry buildings. The majority of culturally significant heritage buildings in Australia are constructed of unreinforced masonry, and all of these buildings were erected before seismic design guidelines or requirements existed. The risk posed by earthquakes to these important buildings is significant – as highlighted by the 2011 Christchurch earthquake where both major cathedrals in the city were heavily damaged. The project aims to develop an analysis and design method that accounts for the material properties and non-typical structural layouts used in heritage stone and clay brick masonry buildings that are most relevant to seismic response.