Stability and seismic vulnerability of the Stylite Tower at Umm Ar-Rasas

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Published: 2019-12-03
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4401/ag-8004
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Masonry tower, Stability of towers, Seismic behavior of towers

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Paolo Clemente
ENEA Casaccia Research Centre, Rome,
Giuseppe Delmonaco
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4719-8857 (unauthenticated)
Lucamaria Puzzilli
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2357-7016 (unauthenticated)
Fernando Saitta

Abstract

The stability and vulnerability analyses carried out on the Stylite tower at Umm ar−Rasas, Jordan, are presented in this paper. The tower is a unique example of this kind of structure still existing. The soil and the structural material were analyzed by means of in situ ex− perimental tests. These consisted of Schmidt−hammer tests on stone blocks and passive seismic measurements. The stability of the tower was first analyzed, assuming an elastic – perfect plastic behavior in compression for masonry. Then the push−over seismic analysis was carried out, which was based on a single−mode approach and a finite solid element modelling with a Drucker−Prager yield criterion for masonry. The work is propaedeutic to the design of a retrofit intervention.

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Vol. 62 No. 3 (2019)

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Lessons from the past: the evolution of seismic protection techniques in the history of building

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Paolo Clemente, ENEA Casaccia Research Centre, Rome,

Structural engineering, earthquake engineering, vulnerability, cultural heritage structures, bridges, seismic input

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Clemente, P.; Delmonaco, G.; Puzzilli, L.; Saitta, F. Stability and Seismic Vulnerability of the Stylite Tower at Umm Ar-Rasas. Ann. Geophys. 2019, 62 (3), SE340. https://doi.org/10.4401/ag-8004.

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