RESEARCH ARTICLE
On the Structural Analysis and Seismic Protection of Historical Masonry Structures
Panagiotis G. Asteris*
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2008Volume: 2
First Page: 124
Last Page: 133
Publisher ID: TOBCTJ-2-124
DOI: 10.2174/1874836800802010124
Article History:
Received Date: 16/04/2008Revision Received Date: 8/06/2008
Acceptance Date: 9/06/2008
Electronic publication date: 16/7/2008
Collection year: 2008

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Abstract
In this paper, a general methodology for the seismic protection of historical structures and monuments is presented. The proposed methodology is applied to one historical and monumental structure, in Cyprus, within the frame of the European Project for the Conservation of Historical Mediterranean Sites by Innovative Seismic-Protection Techniques. According to the proposed method, the structure under consideration was analysed with and without the implementation of vibration control devices. The entire vulnerability analysis leads to the development of fragility curves, which determine the possibility of a building to be damaged beyond a specified damage level for strong ground motions. These results are quite important during the analysis and redesign procedure for a historical structure since it gives the opportunity to investigate several different seismic scenarios with different repair/strengthening decisions.