Shake-Table Testing of a Cross Vault
Domes, vaults and arches are structural components of high vulnerability, due to the horizontal component of the thrust they impose to the supporting vertical elements (piers or walls), accentuated by the asymmetry of loading due to seismic actions. In order to explore the possibilities of reducing...
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| author | Elizabeth Vintzileou Charalambos Mouzakis Lucia Karapitta Androniki Miltiadou-Fezans |
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| description | Domes, vaults and arches are structural components of high vulnerability, due to the horizontal component of the thrust they impose to the supporting vertical elements (piers or walls), accentuated by the asymmetry of loading due to seismic actions. In order to explore the possibilities of reducing this vulnerability, a cross vault made of brickwork and supported by two stone masonry walls was tested on the earthquake simulator. A series of seismic tests was performed to the specimen at its as-built state, as well as after strengthening using techniques adequate for monuments, namely, grouting of piers, arrangement of struts/ties at the base of the cross vault and vertical prestressing of the masonry piers. The tests have confirmed the vulnerability of the original specimen, as well as the improvement of its behavior after strengthening, in terms of sustained maximum base acceleration, deformations and observed damage. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b0da6c30eece47d2abcc721d161b6fac2023-11-24T07:50:54ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092022-11-011211198410.3390/buildings12111984Shake-Table Testing of a Cross VaultElizabeth Vintzileou0Charalambos Mouzakis1Lucia Karapitta2Androniki Miltiadou-Fezans3Laboratory of Reinforced Concrete, National Technical University of Athens, 15772 Zografou, GreeceLaboratory of Earthquake Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15772 Zografou, GreeceLaboratory of Earthquake Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, 15772 Zografou, GreeceSchool of Architecture, National Technical University of Athens, 10682 Athens, GreeceDomes, vaults and arches are structural components of high vulnerability, due to the horizontal component of the thrust they impose to the supporting vertical elements (piers or walls), accentuated by the asymmetry of loading due to seismic actions. In order to explore the possibilities of reducing this vulnerability, a cross vault made of brickwork and supported by two stone masonry walls was tested on the earthquake simulator. A series of seismic tests was performed to the specimen at its as-built state, as well as after strengthening using techniques adequate for monuments, namely, grouting of piers, arrangement of struts/ties at the base of the cross vault and vertical prestressing of the masonry piers. The tests have confirmed the vulnerability of the original specimen, as well as the improvement of its behavior after strengthening, in terms of sustained maximum base acceleration, deformations and observed damage.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/12/11/1984cross vaultshake-table testinggroutingstrutstiesvertical prestressing |
| spellingShingle | Elizabeth Vintzileou Charalambos Mouzakis Lucia Karapitta Androniki Miltiadou-Fezans Shake-Table Testing of a Cross Vault Buildings cross vault shake-table testing grouting struts ties vertical prestressing |
| title | Shake-Table Testing of a Cross Vault |
| title_full | Shake-Table Testing of a Cross Vault |
| title_fullStr | Shake-Table Testing of a Cross Vault |
| title_full_unstemmed | Shake-Table Testing of a Cross Vault |
| title_short | Shake-Table Testing of a Cross Vault |
| title_sort | shake table testing of a cross vault |
| topic | cross vault shake-table testing grouting struts ties vertical prestressing |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/12/11/1984 |
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