On the structural analysis and seismic protection of historical masonry structures

In this paper, a general methodology for the seismic protection of historical structures and monuments is pre- sented. 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 Tech- niques. According to the proposed method, the structure under consideration was analysed with and without the imple- mentation 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 op- portunity to investigate several different seismic scenarios with different repair/strengthening decisions.

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