Seismic Upgrading of a Historical Masonry Bell Tower through an Internal Dissipative Steel Structure
School of Architecture and Design, University of Camerino, 63100 Ascoli, Piceno, Italy
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Buildings 2021, 11(1), 24; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11010024
Received: 2 December 2020 / Revised: 4 January 2021 / Accepted: 5 January 2021 / Published: 9 January 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Methods for Structural Rehabilitation)
Masonry towers are part of a valuable architectural heritage characterizing the landscape of many historical areas. These towers are vulnerable structures that are prone to earthquake damage. Hence, the design of effective seismic upgrading interventions is an important task for preserving such architectural forms for future generations. In view of that, the objective of this study is to contribute a possible addition to the portfolio of available approaches for seismic upgrading of masonry towers. This goal was pursued by exploring an innovative structural solution that does not alter the external appearance of the tower and its static scheme under gravity loads, yet is able to increase its capacity to withstand seismic actions through added damping. Specifically, the proposed solution consists of a steel structure internal to the masonry tower that incorporates fluid viscous dampers. In order to evaluate its potentialities, a real case study was taken as a testbed structure, historic analysis as well as geometric and architectural surveys were undertaken, an initial design for the upgrading was made, and numerical simulations were performed. The obtained results, although preliminary, highlight the potentialities of the proposed structural solution for the seismic upgrading of masonry towers and might open the way to future developments and applications.
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Keywords:
cultural heritage; dissipative devices; masonry structures; seismic retrofit; steel structures; viscous dampers
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Pavia, A.; Scozzese, F.; Petrucci, E.; Zona, A. Seismic Upgrading of a Historical Masonry Bell Tower through an Internal Dissipative Steel Structure. Buildings 2021, 11, 24. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11010024
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Pavia A, Scozzese F, Petrucci E, Zona A. Seismic Upgrading of a Historical Masonry Bell Tower through an Internal Dissipative Steel Structure. Buildings. 2021; 11(1):24. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11010024
Chicago/Turabian StylePavia, Arianna; Scozzese, Fabrizio; Petrucci, Enrica; Zona, Alessandro. 2021. "Seismic Upgrading of a Historical Masonry Bell Tower through an Internal Dissipative Steel Structure" Buildings 11, no. 1: 24. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings11010024
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