Structural Analysis and Damage Assessment of a Historical Masonry Palace – A Case Study

2019 ◽  
pp. 1117-1124
Author(s):  
Eva Partene ◽  
Marius Mosoarca ◽  
Valeriu Stoian
Keyword(s):  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Damage Assessment ◽  
Historical Masonry

Structural analysis of historical masonry churches: the case study of S. Giuseppe delle Scalze (Naples, Italy)

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 472
Author(s):  
Giancarlo Ramaglia ◽  
Gian Piero Lignola ◽  
Francesco Fabbrocino ◽  
Andrea Prota
Keyword(s):  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Historical Masonry ◽  
Masonry Churches

scholarly journals Structural analysis of historical masonry churches: the case study of S. Giuseppe delle Scalze (Naples, Italy)

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Andrea Prota ◽  
Francesco Fabbrocino ◽  
Gian Piero Lignola ◽  
Giancarlo Ramaglia
Keyword(s):  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Historical Masonry ◽  
Masonry Churches

scholarly journals Case Study of a Heavily Damaged Building during the 2016 MW 7.8 Ecuador Earthquake: Directionality Effects in Seismic Actions and Damage Assessment

Geosciences ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 74
Author(s):  
Luis A. Pinzón ◽  
Luis G. Pujades ◽  
Irving Medranda ◽  
Rodrigo E. Alva
Keyword(s):  
Damage Assessment ◽  
Strong Motion ◽  
Response Spectra ◽  
Seismic Action ◽  
Damage State ◽  
Ground Acceleration ◽  
Intensity Measures ◽  
Capacity Curves ◽  
Building Orientation

In this work, the directionality effects during the MW 7.8 earthquake, which occurred in Muisne (Ecuador) on 16 April 2016, were analyzed under two perspectives. The first one deals with the influence of these effects on seismic intensity measures (IMs), while the second refers to the assessment of the expected damage of a specific building located in Manta city, Ecuador, as a function of its azimuthal orientation. The records of strong motion in 21 accelerometric stations were used to analyze directionality in seismic actions. At the closest station to the epicenter (RRup = 20 km), the peak ground acceleration was 1380 cm/s2 (EW component of the APED station). A detailed study of the response spectra ratifies the importance of directionality and confirms the need to consider these effects in seismic hazard studies. Differences between IMs values that consider the directionality and those obtained from the as-recorded accelerograms are significant and they agree with studies carried out in other regions. Concerning the variation of the expected damage with respect to the building orientation, a reinforced concrete building, which was seriously affected by the earthquake, was taken as a case study. For this analysis, the accelerograms recorded at a nearby station and detailed structural documentation were used. The ETABS software was used for the structural analysis. Modal and pushover analyses were performed, obtaining capacity curves and capacity spectra in the two main axes of the building. Two advanced methods for damage assessment were used to obtain fragility and mean damage state curves. The performance points were obtained through the linear equivalent approximation. This allows estimation and analysis of the expected mean damage state and the probability of complete damage as functions of the building orientation. Results show that the actual probability of complete damage is close to 60%. This fact is mainly due to the greater severity of the seismic action in one of the two main axes of the building. The results are in accordance with the damage produced by the earthquake in the building and confirm the need to consider the directionality effects in damage and seismic risk assessments.

The Use of Aluminium for Commercial Vehicle Structures—A Feasibility Study

1978 ◽  
Vol 192 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-92
Author(s):  
B. B. Hundy ◽  
S. Broadstock
Keyword(s):  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Aluminium Alloy ◽  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Commercial Vehicle ◽  
Load Capacity ◽  
Typical Case ◽  
Extra Cost ◽  
Manufacturing Processes ◽  
Structural Components

The use of aluminium alloy instead of steel for the structural components of a 32 ton articulated lorry has been examined. The probable manufacturing difficulties have been assessed and shown to be minimal. The savings in weight possible by using aluminium have been calculated from a structural analysis of the cab, tractor chassis and trailer and from this and an assessment of the manufacturing processes the extra cost of manufacturing in aluminium has been determined. A typical case study shows that this extra cost can be easily recovered by utilising the increased load capacity of the vehicle during the first few years of its life.

Damage assessment after the Zagreb earthquake – The case study of the educational building

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luka Lulić ◽  
Tvrtko Renić ◽  
Michele Škofić ◽  
Ivan Hafner ◽  
Tomislav Kisicek ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Damage Assessment
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