Neue Wege zur seismischen Ertüchtigung von Weltkulturerbe im Lehmbau: Das Beispiel der Zitadelle von Bam, Iran

New approaches for seismic retrofitting of world heritage: The Citadel of Bam, Iran.

In December 2003 a heavy earthquake destroyed the city of Bam in southeast Iran. The destructions affected not only the new town of Bam but also the historical Citadel constructed entirely with earthen materials.
The rehabilitation measures commenced immediately and are characterized by the desire of defining methods that strengthen the preserved rests against future seismic activity. The projects of the Dresden University of Technology, department of structural design (Head: Prof. Dr.-Ing. W. Jaeger) presented here, are to be seen as a part of these efforts. In order to meet the demands of heritage conservation within a world heritage site (listed in 2004), new methods and technologies had to be developed and applied. The presented article intends to give a figure of these works.