Abstract

PEREZ ZUNIGA, Abel. The use of composite construction in rehabilitation of buildings in the historic centre of Havana. Apuntes [online]. 2009, vol.22, n.2, pp.198-203. ISSN 1657-9763.

In the Historical Center of Havana, there is a large amount of buildings with a high grade of damages and the horizontal structure is one of the more affected elements. In this article the concepts of composite constructions are set foward, as well as the advantages of their use in the recovery of buildings. The Cuban experience in the development of this typology is presented, and also its wide posibilities in the structural rehabilitation of different kinds of horizontal frames. It is introduced the experience of rehabilitation in one building, in wich this concepts were applied, as well as the perspectives of coming after in the study of this technology.

Keywords : Historic Center; Havana (Cuba); Composite Constructions; Structural Rehabilitation.

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