Structural Behaviour and Strength Evaluation of a Venetian Church through Finite-Element Analysis

作     者：Stavroulaki, Maria E. Liofagos, Ioannis (Yannos) Darmarakis, Panagiotis 

作者机构：Tech Univ Crete Sch Architecture Khania 73100 Crete Greece 

出 版 物：《BUILDINGS》 (Buildings)

年 卷 期：2024年第14卷第5期

页      面：1282页

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基　　金：Laboratory of Documentation and Restoration of Historical Buildings from School of Architecture 

主　　题：finite-element analysis dynamic analysis earthquake analysis unreinforced masonry architectural survey masonry vaults Venetian church single-aisle church 

摘      要：The evaluation of the structural behaviour of a masonry Venetian church with a pointed barrel vault is presented in this paper through an analysis following the necessary steps of a monument study. With a detailed geometric model and material estimation, the finite-element method is used to investigate the influence of specific structural parts of the structure, like masonry buttresses and wall connections, on the structural behaviour. The operational modal analysis is used to identify the structure dynamically. The comparison of the eigenfrequencies, which are estimated by in situ measurements and finite-element modal analysis, is used to perform a model identification. The response spectrum analysis, the static analysis after the subsistence of some parts following strengthening proposals, and the transient analysis of specific seismic excitations are used for the evaluation of the structural behaviour. The purpose of the work is to highlight the need for an interdisciplinary approach to the study of a monumental complex structure, regardless of its scale. The coexistence of structural elements of different stiffnesses, such as vaults, elongated walls, buttresses, transverse walls with pediment and belfry, as well as the concha, affects the mechanical behaviour and the pathology of the structure, which is difficult to study with simplifying models. From the analysis, it is concluded that subsidence problems, combined with seismic actions, lead to the cracking of the masonry, while the existence of buttresses limits the extension of the damage and contributes to the stabilization of the structure.