An Inspection of Seismic behavior of Heritage Masonry structures

Abstract

The conduct of masonry partitions subjected to both axial and cyclic lateral loading has been investigated appreciably via distinct researchers global. Such investigations are very vital because of the want to preserve the historic structures subjected to seismic actives. The dynamic conduct of block masonry minaret of a historic mosque in Cairo is analyzed, and a seismic evaluation is proposed. Under seismicity of the Cairo region and Egyptian loading code, a 3-D finite element version is used to determine lateral displacements and failure modes below seismic load. The analyses show that the highest damage commonly takes place at the bottom and the decrease a part of the minaret. Wall-Hungarian eyes which can be some other a heritage structure is analyzed. The dynamic houses have evaluated the usage of ambient vibration field measurements.