Seismic Behaviour of Romanian Ortodox Churches, Modeling of Failure Modes by Rigid Blocks
Historic religious buildings located in seismic areas
have developed different failure mechanisms. Simulation of failure
modes is done with computer programs through a nonlinear dynamic
analysis or simplified using the method of failure blocks. Currently
there are simulation methodologies of failure modes based on the
failure rigid blocks method only for Roman Catholic churches type.
Due to differences of shape in plan, elevation and construction
systems between Orthodox churches and Catholic churches, for the
first time there were initiated researches in the development of this
simulation methodology for Orthodox churches. In this article are
presented the first results from the researches. The theoretical results
were compared with real failure modes recorded at an Orthodox
church from Banat region, severely damaged by earthquakes in
1991. Simulated seismic response, using a computer program based
on finite element method was confirmed by cracks after earthquakes.
The consolidation of the church was made according to these
theoretical results, realizing a rigid floor connecting all the failure
blocks.
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Buildings, Prohitech WP 9 Datasheet, 2007.
[12] Gioncu V., Mosoarca M., Anastasiadis A., Dynamic Modeling of
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buildings, Bratislava, 20-21 October 2005.
[13] Gioncu V., Mosoarca M , Protection of historical buildings,
Proceedings of the International Conference of Protection of Historical
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[1] Beolcini, G.C. & Milano, L, Antonacci, E. 2006. Definizioni di medelli
per l-analisi structurale degli edifice in muratura. Protocollo di
progettazione per gli interventi di riconstructioni post-sisma Vol. II,
Parte 1,1-88.
[2] Crisan, M. 2003. Structural Restoration of Orthodox Churches (in
Romanian). University"Ion Mincu"Publishing House, Bucharest.
[3] D-Ayala, D. 2000. Establishing correlation between vulnerability and
damage survey for churches. 12th WCEE, Auckland.
[4] D-Ayala, D. & Speranta, E. 2004. Definition of collapse mechanism and
seismic vulnerability of historic masonry buildings. Earthquake Spectra.
[5] Lagomarsino, S .2002. Vulnerability of churches.12th ECEE, London.
[6] Binda, L., Saisi, A. 2007. State of the art of research on historic
structures in Italy. http://www.arczip.cz/w11/w111_binda.pdf.
[7] De Luca,A., Mele, E., Romano,A., Patierno,C., Giordano, A. 2004.
Valutazione approsimata della capacita portante di elemeni murari tipici
di chiese a pianta basilicale. XI Congresso Nazionale L-ingeneria
Sismica in Italia.Genova.
[8] Sofronie, R. 1983, Post-Seismic Strenghtening of Churches. IABSE
Symposium Venezia, pp287-294.
[9] Sorrentino L., Decanini L., Comportamento sismico delle construzione
murarie storiche, 1998-1999, pp 109-124.
[10] Gioncu V., Mosoarca M., Assessment and mitigation procedures for
historical buildings situated in seismic areas, Recent Advances in Risk
Management, Assessment and Mitigation, RIMA-10, Bucuresti, April
20-22 2010, WSEAS Press, pp.27-33.
[11] Gioncu V., Mosoarca M., Ultimate Limit State of Historical Masonry
Buildings, Prohitech WP 9 Datasheet, 2007.
[12] Gioncu V., Mosoarca M., Anastasiadis A., Dynamic Modeling of
Historical Buildings, New Trends and Statics and Dynamics of
buildings, Bratislava, 20-21 October 2005.
[13] Gioncu V., Mosoarca M , Protection of historical buildings,
Proceedings of the International Conference of Protection of Historical
Buildings, PROHITECH 09, Rome, Italy, 21-24 June 2009, pp.1153-
1158.
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have developed different failure mechanisms. Simulation of failure
modes is done with computer programs through a nonlinear dynamic
analysis or simplified using the method of failure blocks. Currently
there are simulation methodologies of failure modes based on the
failure rigid blocks method only for Roman Catholic churches type.
Due to differences of shape in plan, elevation and construction
systems between Orthodox churches and Catholic churches, for the
first time there were initiated researches in the development of this
simulation methodology for Orthodox churches. In this article are
presented the first results from the researches. The theoretical results
were compared with real failure modes recorded at an Orthodox
church from Banat region, severely damaged by earthquakes in
1991. Simulated seismic response, using a computer program based
on finite element method was confirmed by cracks after earthquakes.
The consolidation of the church was made according to these
theoretical results, realizing a rigid floor connecting all the failure
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