How SAHC Enhanced My Career
As I wrapped up my undergraduate degree in civil engineering, I began to look for an advanced degree program that would supplement my knowledge in structures and propel...
An amazing experience with SAHC
As I was a student in a French Engineering School, I started to work on projects related to historical buildings. Masonry was an attractive mystery to me and...
Experimental characterization of steel and basalt fiber reinforcements for masonry walls
The main aim of this thesis, by the author Ali Raed Abbass, is to evaluate the efficiency of textile reinforced mortar (TRM) systems in retrofitting of masonry walls...
Analytical modelling of timber beams strengthened with composite materials
Wood has been always considered as a material for construction works, but during time it needs to be improved by strengthening through other materials such as steel or...
Out-of-plane behavior of stone masonry walls built with earthquake resistant techniques
The main aim of this thesis, by the author Antonio Murano, is to attain a better insight related to the out-of-plane behavior of stone masonry walls built with...
Considering embarking in the SAHC journey?
Considering embarking in the SAHC journey? I highly recommend it! I started considering the SAHC master’s program when one of my co-workers in a group specialized in...
Examination of the decay pattern and cleaning interventions on historical marbles
The main aim of this thesis, by the author Christina Antonopoulou, is to analyze the decay pattern that could be presented on a historic marble and also the...
Welcome to SAHC
In the fall of 2017, as I started my last year of college in California, I brainstormed plans for my future. I was finishing up a bachelor's in...
My experience as a SAHC Student
September 2018, twenty-six complete strangers from all around the world met in the city where Portugal was born - Guimaraes. Coming from different cultures and speaking different native...
Vulnerability assessment of monumental masonry structures including uncertainty
This thesis by Francesca Romana Contrafatto aims to investigate the vulnerability assessment of complex monumental structures, considering the uncertainties on the mechanical characterization of materials. The range of...