Structural Analysis and Diagnosis of Masonry Towers
Abstract eng: The Mediterranean basin is characterized by medium up-to high level of seismic hazard but historical masonry structures, as well as a large number of old, still existing buildings, have been designed only for vertical loads; they were erected according to well established rules of common practice. In countries around the Mediterranean basin the main reason for structural failure is the combination of vertical and seismic actions. Strong earthquakes caused damages or collapse of bell towers in Greece. The few survived till today masonry “slender” campaniles are of considerable age (over one hundred years) and many of them are masterpieces of architecture in the past centuries The aim of this paper is to perform an analysis of this kind of structures. The finite element program SAP 2000 has been used for the study of the dynamic response of bell towers.
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National Technical University of Athens, 2011
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Conference Title:
COMPDYN 2011 - 3rd International Thematic Conference
Conference Venue:
Island of Corfu (GR)
Conference Dates:
2011-05-25 / 2011-05-28
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