Structural Monitoring and Control During Support System Replacement of a Historical Gate
Middle-gate is located in Hasankeyf, Batman dating
back to 1800 BC and is one of the important historical structures in
Turkey. The ancient structure has suffered major structural cracks
due to aging as well as lateral pressure of a cracked rock which is
predicted to be about 100 tons. The existing support system was
found to be inadequate to support the load especially after a recent
rock fall in the close vicinity. Concerns were increased since the
existing support system that is integral with a damaged and cracked
gate wall needed to be replaced by a new support system. The
replacement process must be carefully monitored by crackmeters and
control mechanisms should be integrated to prevent cracks to expand
while the same crack width needs to be maintained after the
operation. The control system and actions taken during the
intervention are explained in this paper.
[1] Wikipedia, cited on 02 August 2011,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasankeyf
[2] User manual of Campbell CSI, cited on 24 July 2011,
http://www.campbellsci.com/cr800-datalogger
[3] A. Turer, Hasanakeyf Middlegate (Ortakapi) Field Execution Report. (in
Turkish), Ankara, Turkey, 2011.
[1] Wikipedia, cited on 02 August 2011,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasankeyf
[2] User manual of Campbell CSI, cited on 24 July 2011,
http://www.campbellsci.com/cr800-datalogger
[3] A. Turer, Hasanakeyf Middlegate (Ortakapi) Field Execution Report. (in
Turkish), Ankara, Turkey, 2011.
@article{"International Journal of Architectural, Civil and Construction Sciences:61982", author = "Ahmet Turer", title = "Structural Monitoring and Control During Support System Replacement of a Historical Gate", abstract = "Middle-gate is located in Hasankeyf, Batman dating
back to 1800 BC and is one of the important historical structures in
Turkey. The ancient structure has suffered major structural cracks
due to aging as well as lateral pressure of a cracked rock which is
predicted to be about 100 tons. The existing support system was
found to be inadequate to support the load especially after a recent
rock fall in the close vicinity. Concerns were increased since the
existing support system that is integral with a damaged and cracked
gate wall needed to be replaced by a new support system. The
replacement process must be carefully monitored by crackmeters and
control mechanisms should be integrated to prevent cracks to expand
while the same crack width needs to be maintained after the
operation. The control system and actions taken during the
intervention are explained in this paper.", keywords = "structural control, crack width, replacement, support", volume = "5", number = "8", pages = "342-3", }