Author/Authors :
CAN, Hüsnü Gazi Üniversitesi - Mühendislik Fakültesi - İnşaat Mühendisliği Bölümü, Turkey , Kubin, Joseph PROTA Mühendislik, Turkey , ÜNAY, Ali İhsan Gazi Üniversitesi - Mimarlık Fakültesi - Mimarlık Bölümü, Turkey
Title Of Article :
SEISMIC BEHAVIOR OF HISTORICAL MASONRY BUILDINGS WITH IRREGULAR GEOMETRY
Abstract :
Historical masonry buildings that cover a large area with irregular geometric layouts do not display sound behaviors against earthquakes. Stresses, due to torsional moments in particular, occur as a result of either different heights or irregularities in plan and unbalanced mass distributions. Accurate analytical modeling during finite element analysis is of great significance for a reliable interpretation of the analysis results. In this study, two different loadings are applied on an analysis model of Küçük Mustafa Pasha Bath. The first loading covers the analysis due to gravity loads while the second involves the loading due to ground movements defined by the earthquake spectrum. By means of these analyses, the performance of the building under the effects of earthquake is examined. In the interpretation of the results, due to the irregular mass distribution because of the uneven plan geometry and changing heights in the building, the importance of analytical modeling technique during the analyses of historical masonry buildings is emphasized.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
Historical masonry structures , Earthquake , Seismic behavior , Analytical modeling , Finite element analysis
JournalTitle :
Journal Of The Faculty Of Engineering and Architecture Of Gazi University
