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Title: Assessment of the Structural Conditions of the San Clemente a Vomano Abbey

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2963912· OSTI ID:21149052
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  1. DISAT University of L'Aquila, 67040 Monteluco di Roio, L'Aquila (Italy)

The simultaneous use of a Finite Element (FE) accurate modeling, dynamical tests, model updating and nonlinear analysis are used to describe the integrated approach used by the authors to assess the structural conditions and the seismic vulnerability of an historical masonry structure: the Abbey Church of San Clemente al Vomano, situated in the Notaresco territory (TE, Italy) commissioned by Ermengarda, daughter of the Emperor Ludovico II, and built at the end of IX century together with a monastery to host a monastic community. Dynamical tests 'in operational conditions' and modal identification have been used to perform the FE model validation. Both a simple and direct method as the kinematic analysis applied on meaningful sub-structures and a nonlinear 3D dynamic analysis conducted by using the FE model have been used to forecast the seismic performance of the Church.

OSTI ID:
21149052
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1020, Issue 1; Conference: 2008 seismic engineering conference: Commemorating the 1908 Messina and Reggio Calabria earthquake, Reggio Calabria (Italy), 8-11 Jul 2008; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2963912; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English