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| In the early twentieth century, the Little Tokyo district in northern Shanghai was partially included in an urban plan carried out by the Shanghai Land Investment. In 1930 the project coped with the increasing population, establishing two extended neighborhoods known as RuiKang Li and RuiQing Li. A double unit in RuiKang Li was selected to perform constructive assessments and structural analyses. The units, built according to the New Shikumen Lilong features, are investigated firstly from an architectural perspective and then from structural standpoint defining a multidisciplinary profile of the current study. Indeed, the main purpose is to clarify notions about construction technology to provide neat information for studying its structural behavior. Coherent linear static and dynamic analyses are achieved through the development of a consistent numerical model, based on assumptions and surveys, using ANSYS Mechanical R.15.0. |
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| Keywords:structural engineering; new Shikumen Lilong; shanghainese masonry buildings; finite element modeling |
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