STRUCTURAL CONSOLIDATIONS, REPAIR AND STRENGTHENING OF MONUMENTS USING NEW MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES

The consolidations repair and/or strengthening of historical monuments is delicate operation, which is highly dependent on many factors, such as the level of damage, local conations, the ground motions, as well as the materials and the technology used for their construction. Considering the importance of the above aspects in the evaluation of the earthquake response of historical monuments, as well as the fact that their analysis cannot be performed using design codes for modern buildings, the determination of criteria, methods and techniques for consolidations ,strengthening and the process of structural restoration and preservation should be based on detailed studies, including experimental investigations and taking into account the cost effectiveness of the alternative solutions by using advanced innovative technologies and materials, following multidisciplinary approach as a basically criterions in protections of monuments and historic buildings. Presentations deals with the design, analysis and technique of performance of seismic strengthening monuments using new composite materials (carbons).The starting point in making the decision about the concept and especially the materials for their strengthening were the experimental investigations which were performed in IZIIS within the framework of EU FP6 project PROHITECH, realized in 2006, and other investigations and experimental testing Composite materials (carbons) has been applied for three particularly important monuments in Macedonia and Kosovo, and other investigations and experimental testing on historic buildings and different new materials likes System Rofix ,,SismaCalca,, and others. As a new technique and approach –seismic isolations –will be presented with experimental investigations and applications