Simplified Formulations for Estimating the Main Frequencies of Ancient Masonry Churches

Saulo Lopez; Michele D'Amato; Luis Ramos; Michelangelo Laterza; Paulo B. Lourenço

doi:10.3389/fbuil.2019.00018

Frontiers in Built Environment (Mar 2019)

Simplified Formulations for Estimating the Main Frequencies of Ancient Masonry Churches

Saulo Lopez,
Michele D'Amato,
Luis Ramos,
Michelangelo Laterza,
Paulo B. Lourenço

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Saulo Lopez: DICEM, Department of European and Mediterranean Cultures (Architecture, Environment and Cultural Heritage), University of Basilicata, Matera, Italy
Michele D'Amato: DICEM, Department of European and Mediterranean Cultures (Architecture, Environment and Cultural Heritage), University of Basilicata, Matera, Italy
Luis Ramos: Department of Civil Engineering, ISISE, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal
Michelangelo Laterza: DICEM, Department of European and Mediterranean Cultures (Architecture, Environment and Cultural Heritage), University of Basilicata, Matera, Italy
Paulo B. Lourenço: Department of Civil Engineering, ISISE, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2019.00018
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5

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This paper proposes simplified formulations for estimating the main frequencies of ancient masonry churches. The formulations are derived starting from the results of numerical analyses with finite elements models, whose geometric parameters are assigned in accordance with specific relationships established on a set of 50 existing churches. The so-obtained formulations are also compared with the results of a series of experimental dynamic identification tests chosen from literature. Finally, starting from these experimental results, through numerical regressions, formulas for predicting the main frequencies of ancient masonry churches are proposed, too.

Published in Frontiers in Built Environment

ISSN: 2297-3362 (Online)
Publisher: Frontiers Media S.A.
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); Social Sciences: Communities. Classes. Races: Urban groups. The city. Urban sociology: City planning
Website: http://journal.frontiersin.org/journal/built-environment#

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