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SI: Design of Civil Environmental Engineering Vol. 12, No. 46 (2018)

Resonances detected on a historical tower under bells’ forced vibrations

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DOI
10.3221/IGF-ESIS.46.19
Pages
203-215
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Abstract

The aim of the paper is to perform a preliminary assessment of the dynamic behavior of the bell tower of Basilica Church “S.S. Medici”, one of the most important church in the town of Bitonto, Bari, Italy. The tower is 55 m tall and it is made in reinforced concrete. It is totally disconnected from the main structure of the Church. The structural behavior of the tower has been investigated by performing dynamic experimental tests, which have been executed in two different forcing conditions: recording the vibrations induced only by ambient loads, and, then the ones due to ambient loads and to the excitation produced by the bells. Four bells are housed in the lower bell chamber on a concrete bell frame, four more bells are housed at a higher level bell frame. All the bells are directly connected to the tower and swing in the same direction, so that their movement introduces a dynamic excitation on the tower. The experimental records have detected excessive movements on the tower when bells swing.

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  2. AcceptedUntil the next stage: 49 days
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How to cite

APA

Foti, D., Ivorra, S., Diaferio, M., Bru, D., & Vacca, V. (2018). Resonances detected on a historical tower under bells’ forced vibrations. Fracture and Structural Integrity, 12(46), 203–215. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.46.19

IEEE

D. Foti, S. Ivorra, M. Diaferio, D. Bru, and V. Vacca, “Resonances detected on a historical tower under bells’ forced vibrations,” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 12, no. 46, pp. 203–215, 2018, doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.46.19.

MLA

Foti, Dora, et al. “Resonances detected on a historical tower under bells’ forced vibrations.” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 12, no. 46, 2018, pp. 203–215. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.46.19.

Chicago

Foti, Dora, Salvador Ivorra, Mariella Diaferio, David Bru, and Vitantonio Vacca. 2018. “Resonances detected on a historical tower under bells’ forced vibrations.” Fracture and Structural Integrity 12 (46): 203–215. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.46.19.

Harvard

Foti, D., Ivorra, S., Diaferio, M., Bru, D. and Vacca, V. (2018) ‘Resonances detected on a historical tower under bells’ forced vibrations’, Fracture and Structural Integrity, 12(46), pp. 203–215. doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.46.19.

Vancouver

Foti D, Ivorra S, Diaferio M, Bru D, Vacca V. Resonances detected on a historical tower under bells’ forced vibrations. Fracture and Structural Integrity. 2018;12(46):203-215. doi:10.3221/IGF-ESIS.46.19

BibTeX

@article{foti2018, author = {Foti, Dora and Ivorra, Salvador and Diaferio, Mariella and Bru, David and Vacca, Vitantonio}, title = {Resonances detected on a historical tower under bells’ forced vibrations}, journal = {Fracture and Structural Integrity}, year = {2018}, volume = {12}, number = {46}, pages = {203--215}, doi = {10.3221/IGF-ESIS.46.19}, url = {https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.46.19}, issn = {1971-8993} }

RIS

TY - JOUR AU - Foti, Dora AU - Ivorra, Salvador AU - Diaferio, Mariella AU - Bru, David AU - Vacca, Vitantonio TI - Resonances detected on a historical tower under bells’ forced vibrations JO - Fracture and Structural Integrity T2 - Fracture and Structural Integrity PY - 2018 DA - 2018/09/26 VL - 12 IS - 46 SP - 203 EP - 215 DO - 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.46.19 UR - https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.46.19 SN - 1971-8993 ER -

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