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...
Building with Earth Historical Revision and Improved Characteristics by Adding Supplementary Materials
This thesis by Hind El Houari aims at exploring the huge potential earth architecture has, by revising earth historic construction techniques, understanding the specificities of the material, to...
Wonderful Monuments Destroyed By War
Since the beginning of humankind, war is synonym with loss. The British philosopher, Bertrand Russell, said: "War does not determine who is right - only who is left." ...
Famous Historical Constructions Surrounded By Legends
We all love to travel and to visit famous historical constructions. We're fascinated by their architecture, their locations, their beauty, but also by the story behind them. Who...
Secondary materials in mortars for use in historical buildings
Ancient lime mortars are weak and poorly set in high humid areas in which most of the historical structures are found. Most of historical buildings are founded in...
Seismic Assessment of Ancient Water Towers in Roman Pompeii
Masonry is the main constructive typology in the historical structures. The most of the historic masonry heritage was designed and constructed without any considerations for their dynamic performance...
A Brief History of Paris’s Notre-Dame
In April, a structure fire broke out beneath the roof of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris. The fire was extinguished, but the consequences were devastating. Three emergency workers were injured and the building's spire and...
10 Mysterious Monuments Around The World
Who doesn't love a great mystery? We're all fascinated by legends and unrevealed truths, even more when they're related with beautiful, breathtaking historical constructions. Continue to read to...