14th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions

Heritage conservation in the digital era

The School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering and its Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics Laboratory at EPFL are pleased to invite you to the 14th International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions (SAHC 2025).

The theme of SAHC 2025 is Heritage conservation in the digital era, which emphasizes the vast opportunities of the digital era for safe, efficient, and sustainable conservation when coupled with a profound comprehension of the material, structural and architectural characteristics of the built cultural heritage. Since, its first edition in 1995 at Barcelona, the SAHC conference is established as the top event that brings together researchers and practitioners working to all fields related with the structural analysis of historical structures.

The conference will take place between the 15th and 17th of September 2025 at the SwissTech Convention Center, located at the EPFL campus, 10 minutes from the city of Lausanne.

Technical Program

Mon Sept 15th 2025, 11:00-12:30 & 14:30-16:00
Room 5A
SS-13:

Experimental and numerical assessment of the structural performance of earthen structures
N. Tarque, D. Oliveira, S. Saloustros

11:00-12:30

• Preliminary seismic vulnerability assessment of the Hittite adobe wall in Arslantepe (Turkey)
  O. AlShawa, L. Giresini
• Seismic protection strategies for rammed earth-timber hybrid structures in Southeast China’s Tulou architectural heritage: integrating material property experiments with systematic structural analysis
  A. Li, C. Zhang, J. Hu, B. Zhou
• Seismic analysis of an earthen free- standing bell tower in the historical center of Cusco (Peru): ambient vibration testing, model calibration and seismic capacity assessment M. Montesinos, D. Mercerat,
  J. Rojas-Bravo, V. Alferez, A. Combey
• Evaluation of the reduction factor (R) for the design of earthen constructions
  N. Tarque, R. Gutierrez, E. Moscoso, D. Torrealva
• State of the art of earthquake resistant earthen construction in Colombia and Peru: from laboratory and numerical research to a Latin American construction standard
  N. Tarque, D. Ruiz, J. C. Reyes, M. Blondet
• Recommendations for structural analysis of heritage adobe structures with irregular floor plans
  B. J. Suquillo Ronquillo, J. P. Chacón, F. Rojas

14:30-16:00

• Experimental study of the bonding between TRM reinforcements and rammed earth structures
  P. C. Tole, F. J. Baeza, L. Estevan, B. Torres, S. Ivorra
• Experimental and numerical investigation on mechanical response of reinforced earth- based masonry system
  J. Baldelli, G. Boscato, A. Cecchi
• Laboratory study on the performance of scaled adobe masonry walls under the effects of moisture and monotonic lateral loads
  E. Davila, B. D. Weldon, P. Bandini, M. J. McGinnis, M. Gangone
• Non-destructive evaluation of rammed earth using sonic waves and transmission tomography
  M. Solis, J. D. Rodríguez-Mariscal, M. Zielinska, M. Rucka
• Structural evaluation of earthen and fired tile vernacular vaults of sha’rbafi workshops in Kashan, Iran
• A. Remus, B. Anh Nguyen, N. Sayadi, R. Perucchio
• Traditional masonry performance in the 2022 Afghanistan earthquake
  D. Sonda, H.Kit Miyamoto, S. Kast, K. Meguro

16:30-18:30

• Structural characterization of short bahareque walls with different lath anchoring techniques
  D. A. Sosa, I. A. Jiménez, C. M. Gómez, J. C. Velasteguí, N. García-Troncoso, J. Molina- Cedeño, C. Zambrano
• Guadua shear retrofit in earthen short walls
  D. A. Sosa, E. R. Morales, P. A. Toledo, J. J. Iza, M. A. Estrella, D. J. Bonilla, J. F. Velásquez, C. M. Gómez
• Mechanically stabilized earth systems in monumental structures: historical perspectives and computational analyses
  E. Kapogianni, A. Savaidis
• Influence of cavities on the structural performance of compressed earth brick masonry: a parametric compari- son of various cavity shapes and sizes
  S-P. Joy Salassi, P. Nshimiyimana, D. Decroly Denouwe, A. Messan, L. Courard
• Digital modelling and experimental structural assessment of the Cathedral Basilica of Lima
  V. Quinto, D. Cuadros, E. M. Gonzales, R. Aguilar
• Retrofit of historic earthen constructions in Morocco using traditional materials: evaluation of impact of the Al Haouz earthquake
  A. Albuerne, V. Novelli, F. Freddi, J. Black, S. Esper, Z. Khalil, G. Giardina, R. Gentile, et al.
• Building with earth, educating for the world: the new Erasmus Mundus Master in Earthen Architecture and Construction
  D. Oliveira

Tue Sept 16th 2025, 11:30-12:30

• A review at earthen buildings in the historic centers of Cartago and Santo Domingo de Heredia in Costa Rica
  I. Hernández-Salazar, M. Guevara-Murillo
• Tue Sept 16th 2025, 14:30-16:00
  Leveraging HBIM for multidisciplinary project management of historic earthen buildings: the case of Hotel Comercio in Lima, Peru
  E, Macchioni, R, Aguilar, M, Gonzales, C, Yaya, N, Sanchez, M, Soto, D, Torrealva, R, et al.
• Wed Sept 17th 2025, 14:30-16:00
  Site experimental characterization of the earthen masonry walls of the At-Turaif UNESCO site in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  A. Alasim, F. Casarin, D. Fanciullacci, P. Barucco, G. Palumbo, L. Nicolini

If you have any questions or discrepancies, please contact the organiser yourself.