Experimental out-of-plane damage limits of historical stone masonry walls

Mısır, İbrahim Serkan; Yucel, Gokhan; Kuran, Fikret; Eser, Cansu Beril; Aldemir, Omer; Topcu, Serap

doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.127098

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“…In unreinforced masonry buildings, the failure under seismic action typically occurs in the form of out-of-plane bending of the walls well before the in-plane strength is reached. In the case of cultural heritage buildings, this is likely because the construction in older times was often articulated in several years and the interventions were carried out by unskilled laborers [54][55][56]. Consequently, global assessment is not usually sufficient and additional verifications must be conducted to ensure safety against local collapse.…”

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Seismic Performance Assessment of the 18th Century Jesuit College in Dubrovnik’s Old City

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The seismic performance assessment of heritage architecture presents many challenges due to the restrictions set forth by the conservation principles to protect the associated social and cultural values. These buildings are typically characterized by unreinforced masonry walls connected by tie-rods, vaults, and wooden floors. The era of construction dates to the time when seismic design regulations were largely unknown, making heritage structures potentially vulnerable to earthquake damage. This study presents the seismic performance assessment of the Jesuit College located in the southern part of the Old City of Dubrovnik. A series of field surveys were conducted to qualitatively examine the material composition and obtain geometrical details in part of the Croatian Science Foundation research project IP-2020-02-3531 entitled “Seismic Risk Assessment of Cultural Heritage in Croatia—SeisRICHerCRO”. The structural response is thoroughly investigated by means of a complex finite element model calibrated using the frequencies determined from ambient vibration measurements and material characteristics obtained from the literature review of representative cultural heritage buildings. The seismic performance is evaluated using linear static and response spectrum analysis in accordance with Eurocode 8 guidelines for the demand seismic action level. The numerical analysis indicates several structural components in the building exhibiting high shear stress concentration and exceeding the elastic tensile limit under the demand ground acceleration level. The assessment further reveals substantial out-of-plane bending of vulnerable wall components (identified by local mode shapes) at low peak ground acceleration levels. The stress concentration in numerous structural components leads to the identification of vulnerable zones where retrofitting measures are essentially required.

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“…Prisms can present only horizontal joints or horizontal and vertical joints. Results from studies performed by some researchers suggest that the non-fulfillment of the vertical joints has little effect on the resistance to compression and in the deformation module of the masonry, being more relevant to the shear resistance [ 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 ]. As this is a study on the performance of the PBB facing simple compression, this article presents only cases where vertical mortar joints were not used.…”

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Mechanical Feasibility Study of Pressed and Burned Red Ceramic Blocks as Structural and Sealing Masonry

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Souza

Alexandre³

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In the search for better constructive efficiency and a reduction of the waste of construction materials, several researches have been performed in the last years around the world. Red ceramic blocks are artifacts widely used in civil construction around the world, and they result in a great consumption of raw materials and energy. The great innovation of this research was the development of ceramic blocks through an innovative method of pressing and dosing materials, replacing the traditional stage of extrusion in the manufacture of ceramics. In such a sense, a new manufacturing technology for ceramic blocks was proposed through the pressing process, adapting the soil-cement brick press machine, thus attaining more even pieces with greater compliance to the dimensions and preset geometry. In this work, the physical and mechanical features of the pressed and burned blocks (PBB) are produced in a partnership with Arte Cerâmica Sardinha, a traditional ceramic industry in the region of Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, Brazil. It was sought to set the quality parameters for the blocks, to set their mechanical compressive strength, deformation modules and the Poisson coefficient. The blocks were tested in use by means of three layers of prism and small wall samples, and it was checked the fragile-type failure of the PBB. Results indicate that the blocks can be employed in small-sized construction works, as the characteristic compressive strength to block measured was 3.62 N/mm2 for average water absorption of 20.84%.

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Model updating of Masonry courtyard walls of the historical Isabey mosque using ambient vibration measurements

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Mısır

Yucel

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J Civil Struct Health Monit

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Experimental out-of-plane damage limits of historical stone masonry walls

Cited by 8 publications

References 26 publications

Seismic Performance Assessment of the 18th Century Jesuit College in Dubrovnik’s Old City

Seismic Performance Assessment of the 18th Century Jesuit College in Dubrovnik’s Old City

Mechanical Feasibility Study of Pressed and Burned Red Ceramic Blocks as Structural and Sealing Masonry

Model updating of Masonry courtyard walls of the historical Isabey mosque using ambient vibration measurements

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