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Contributions to Proceedings:

G. Eßer, G. Styhler-Aydin, G. Hochreiner:
"The Historic Roof Structures of the Vienna Hofburg: An Innovative Interdisciplinary Approach in Architectural Sciences Laying Ground For Structural Modeling";
in: "CD-ROM Proceedings of the World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2016)", J. Eberhardsteiner, W. Winter, A. Fadai, M. Pöll (ed.); issued by: Vienna University of Technology; Grafisches Zentrum HTU GmbH, Wien, 2016, ISBN: 978-3-903039-00-1, Paper ID 1029, 9 pages.



English abstract:
The paper presents an academic project dealing with the documentation and historical research of the hitherto completely unexplored wooden roof structures of the Imperial Palace in Vienna, the Vienna Hofburg. One of the main results of this research is that the history of these constructions can be defined as a case study which is part of a more general history of the development of roof structure typologies in secular buildings in Austria starting from the late middle ages until the early 20th century. The interdisciplinary collaboration between architects and structural engineers, focusing on construction techniques and mechanical behavior, explored the history of the roofs of the Vienna Hofburg and also raised new and interesting research questions. It is thought that this innovative interdisciplinary approach will open up new research strategies for exploring the characteristics of historical wooden roof structures in general.

German abstract:
[no german version] The paper presents an academic project dealing with the documentation and historical research of the hitherto completely unexplored wooden roof structures of the Imperial Palace in Vienna, the Vienna Hofburg. One of the main results of this research is that the history of these constructions can be defined as a case study which is part of a more general history of the development of roof structure typologies in secular buildings in Austria starting from the late middle ages until the early 20th century. The interdisciplinary collaboration between architects and structural engineers, focusing on construction techniques and mechanical behavior, explored the history of the roofs of the Vienna Hofburg and also raised new and interesting research questions. It is thought that this innovative interdisciplinary approach will open up new research strategies for exploring the characteristics of historical wooden roof structures in general.

Keywords:
Historic Roof Structures, Deformation-accurate Survey, Building Archaeology, Vienna Hofburg

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