Dataset from the detailed survey of vintage unreinforced masonry buildings in the State of Queensland, Australia.

ABSTRACT: Due to an identified need to have realistic geometries and boundary conditions of vintage unreinforced masonry (URM) parapets and gable ends, this data collection study was conducted to document prevalent typologies of URM buildings in the Australian State of Queensland. Street surveys were completed in 7 towns and included measurement of the building geometry and the documentation of the other building construction details that were ascertainable using a brief external evaluation. To collect the data, firstly the historical statistical records from Colonial Australia were interrogated to determine regions with the largest potential stocks of vintage URM buildings. It was found that, excluding the Queensland capital (Brisbane), seven other towns existed that had reported significant URM bu

SUBMITTER: Derakhshan H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9249607 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature