Seismic assessment of the medieval Armenian church in Famagusta, Cyprus

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Published: Dec 3, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4401/ag-7976
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Seismic assessment, masonry, cultural heritage buildings

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Andrés Burgos Braga
1Formerly, Dept. of Civil Engineering, ISISE, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal, andres.burgos.braga@gmail.com
Paulo B. Lourenco
University of Minho ISISE, Dep. Civil Engineering
Nuno Mendes
2Dept. of Civil Engineering, ISISE, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal, pbl@civil.uminho.pt 3ISISE, University of Minho, Guimarães, Portugal, nunomendes@civil.uminho.pt

Abstract

This paper presents the analysis of the structural condition and stability of the Armenian Church in Famagusta, Cyprus. Visual and photographic survey, non-destructive testing and numerical evaluation, using a tridimensional finite element model, are included. The non-linear behavior is analyzed under gravity and seismic loading, and pushover and time-history analysis are performed, including in both cases bidirectional loading. Results are studied in terms of capacity curves and damage patterns. The influence of the Church mass-distribution is also evaluated. As a result, the analysis estimates an adequate safety level of the edifice and various real damage features of the Church are justified and attributed to seismic actions.

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Braga, A. B., Lourenco, P. B. and Mendes, N. (2019) “Seismic assessment of the medieval Armenian church in Famagusta, Cyprus”, Annals of Geophysics, 62(3), p. SE338. doi: 10.4401/ag-7976.
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Vol. 62 No. 3 (2019)
Section
Lessons from the past: the evolution of seismic protection techniques in the history of building

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