TY - JOUR
T1 - Macro element and dynamic seismic analysis of the medieval government building of Perugia, Italy
AU - Castori, Giulio
AU - Corradi, Marco
AU - Borri, Antonio
AU - Sisti, Romina
AU - De Maria, Alessandro
N1 - Funding Information:
The research presented in this paper is part of a large-scale research project (ARCUS), funded by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Activities and Tourism (MiBACT) and focused on developing retrofit solutions for Italy’s earthquake risk museums. The research results have demonstrated that an accurate assessment of unreinforced historic masonry structures is a high priority (Castori et al., 2017).
Funding Information:
This work has been supported by the ReLuis project and by Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism (MiBACT). The authors acknowledge and appreciate the constructive participation and contribution of Associate Professor Manuela Cecconi and Dr. Alessia Vecchietti. The authors are also grateful to Mr. R. Vetturini, W. Cecchini and F. Cristofari for their contributions.
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2019 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
PY - 2019/9/30
Y1 - 2019/9/30
N2 - This paper emphasises the actual structural analysis of a multistory medieval building, located in Perugia, Italy, for seismic resistance. This is the local governor building of the capital city of Umbria, known as Palazzo dei Priori, an iconic grade-I stone masonry construction. Strong emphasis is placed on specific issues, critical for the structural response of the building under the seismic action. Fundamental assessment methods are presented and discussed to find vulnerabilities and defects that affect its seismic response. The discussion includes the analysis by macro-elements (local analysis), leading to the identification to the most likely collapse mechanisms of the building under the seismic action. In addition to the macro-element method, a nonlinear analysis is given for the whole building. All the used analyses are carried out with reference to the Italian guidelines for heritage protection and conservation and by considering the architectural and artistic assets of the building.
AB - This paper emphasises the actual structural analysis of a multistory medieval building, located in Perugia, Italy, for seismic resistance. This is the local governor building of the capital city of Umbria, known as Palazzo dei Priori, an iconic grade-I stone masonry construction. Strong emphasis is placed on specific issues, critical for the structural response of the building under the seismic action. Fundamental assessment methods are presented and discussed to find vulnerabilities and defects that affect its seismic response. The discussion includes the analysis by macro-elements (local analysis), leading to the identification to the most likely collapse mechanisms of the building under the seismic action. In addition to the macro-element method, a nonlinear analysis is given for the whole building. All the used analyses are carried out with reference to the Italian guidelines for heritage protection and conservation and by considering the architectural and artistic assets of the building.
KW - Earthquake engineering
KW - Historic masonry
KW - Numerical modelling
KW - Seismic assessment
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85073370417&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1504/IJMRI.2019.102529
DO - 10.1504/IJMRI.2019.102529
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85073370417
VL - 4
SP - 297
EP - 311
JO - International Journal of Masonry Research and Innovation
JF - International Journal of Masonry Research and Innovation
SN - 2056-9459
IS - 4
ER -