Conservation and seismic strengthening of Byzantine churches in Macedonia / Predrag Gavrilović ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gavrilović, Predrag.

James A. Crawford Memorial Fund.

Series:

GCI scientific program reports

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Earthquake resistant design--Macedonia.

Earthquake resistant design.

Church buildings--Earthquake effects--Macedonia.

Church buildings.

Historic sites--Earthquake effects--Macedonia.

Historic sites.

Historic sites--Earthquake effects.

Physical Description:

xiii, 172 pages : illustrations . ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles : Getty Conservation Institute, [2004]

Summary:

Between the ninth and fourteenth century, hundreds of architecturally exquisite Byzantine churches, many of them adorned with beautiful frescoes, were built in the area now known as the Republic of Macedonia. The condition of these buildings has been of ongoing concern because of deterioration and destruction from forces both human and natural, including devastating earthquakes. This book summarizes the results of a four-year study to develop and test seismic retrofitting techniques for the repair and strengthening of those ancient Byzantine churches still in existence. The volume considers the conservation of historic buildings in seismic zones; surveys the condition of fifty existing Byzantine churches in Macedonia; and details the design, construction, and seismic testing of a half-scale model church. The volume also includes representative experimental and technical data.

Contents:

General considerations regarding the conservation of historic buildings in seismic zones

Overview of Byzantine churches

Survey of existing Byzantine churches in Macedonia

Proposed strengthening method and preliminary analysis of the retrofitted St. Nikita Church

Shaking-table tests of the St. Nikita Church model

Analytical modeling of the dynamic behavior of masonry structures exposed to earthquake motions

Analytical studies and correlation of the behavior of the two models

Mathematical model of the Byzantine church structure

Capacity analysis of existing Byzantine church structures

Implementation of methods for repair and strengthening of Byzantine church structures

Summary, conclusions, and recommendations

List of churches surveyed

Single-degree-of-freedom analysis flowchart

Experimental and analytical displacement and acceleration time history

Results of dynamic response analysis of the existing IZIIS hysteretic model.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [155]-158) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James A. Crawford Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0892367776

OCLC:

55494861