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Structural Integrity and Durability of Structures Vol. 16, No. 60 (2022)

Structural and seismic vulnerability assessment of the Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral in Catanzaro (Italy): classical and advanced approaches for the analysis of local and global failure mechanisms

Author and affiliation details
  • Fabrizio Greco Corresponding author Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende (Italy) ORCID iD0000-0001-9423-4964 fabrizio.greco@unical.it
  • Daniele Gaetano Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende (Italy)
  • Lorenzo Leonetti Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende (Italy) ORCID iD0000-0001-7182-2149
  • Paolo Lonetti Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende (Italy) ORCID iD0000-0003-0678-6860
  • Arturo Pascuzzo Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende (Italy) ORCID iD0000-0003-3879-6764
  • Aurora Skrame Department of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende (Italy)
DOI
10.3221/IGF-ESIS.60.32
Pages
464-487
Published
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CC BY 4.0
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Abstract

The evaluation of the seismic vulnerability of existing buildings is becoming very significant nowadays, especially for ancient masonry structures, that represent the cultural and historical heritage of our countries. In this research, the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta in Catanzaro (Italy) is analyzed to evaluate its structural response. The main physical properties of the constituent materials were deduced from an extensive diagnostic campaign, while the structural geometry and the construction details were derived from an accurate 3D laser scanner survey. A global dynamic analysis, based on the design response spectrum, is performed on a finite element model for studying the seismic response of the structure. Moreover, a local analysis is conducted to evaluate the safety factors corresponding to potential failure mechanisms along preassigned failure surfaces. Furthermore, pushover analyses are performed on macro-elements, properly extracted from the whole structure and with an independent behavior with regard to seismic actions. A novel model based on inter-element fracture approach is used for the material nonlinearity and its results are compared with a well-known classical damage model in order to point out the capability of the method. Finally, the results obtained with the three different models are compared in terms of seismic vulnerability indicators.

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  3. AcceptedUntil the next stage: 5 days
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How to cite

APA

Greco, F., Gaetano, D., Leonetti, L., Lonetti, P., Pascuzzo, A., & Skrame, A. (2022). Structural and seismic vulnerability assessment of the Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral in Catanzaro (Italy): classical and advanced approaches for the analysis of local and global failure mechanisms. Fracture and Structural Integrity, 16(60), 464–487. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.60.32

IEEE

F. Greco, D. Gaetano, L. Leonetti, P. Lonetti, A. Pascuzzo, and A. Skrame, “Structural and seismic vulnerability assessment of the Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral in Catanzaro (Italy): classical and advanced approaches for the analysis of local and global failure mechanisms,” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 16, no. 60, pp. 464–487, 2022, doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.60.32.

MLA

Greco, Fabrizio, et al. “Structural and seismic vulnerability assessment of the Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral in Catanzaro (Italy): classical and advanced approaches for the analysis of local and global failure mechanisms.” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 16, no. 60, 2022, pp. 464–487. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.60.32.

Chicago

Greco, Fabrizio, Daniele Gaetano, Lorenzo Leonetti, Paolo Lonetti, Arturo Pascuzzo, and Aurora Skrame. 2022. “Structural and seismic vulnerability assessment of the Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral in Catanzaro (Italy): classical and advanced approaches for the analysis of local and global failure mechanisms.” Fracture and Structural Integrity 16 (60): 464–487. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.60.32.

Harvard

Greco, F., Gaetano, D., Leonetti, L., Lonetti, P., Pascuzzo, A. and Skrame, A. (2022) ‘Structural and seismic vulnerability assessment of the Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral in Catanzaro (Italy): classical and advanced approaches for the analysis of local and global failure mechanisms’, Fracture and Structural Integrity, 16(60), pp. 464–487. doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.60.32.

Vancouver

Greco F, Gaetano D, Leonetti L, Lonetti P, Pascuzzo A, Skrame A. Structural and seismic vulnerability assessment of the Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral in Catanzaro (Italy): classical and advanced approaches for the analysis of local and global failure mechanisms. Fracture and Structural Integrity. 2022;16(60):464-487. doi:10.3221/IGF-ESIS.60.32

BibTeX

@article{greco2022, author = {Greco, Fabrizio and Gaetano, Daniele and Leonetti, Lorenzo and Lonetti, Paolo and Pascuzzo, Arturo and Skrame, Aurora}, title = {Structural and seismic vulnerability assessment of the Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral in Catanzaro (Italy): classical and advanced approaches for the analysis of local and global failure mechanisms}, journal = {Fracture and Structural Integrity}, year = {2022}, volume = {16}, number = {60}, pages = {464--487}, doi = {10.3221/IGF-ESIS.60.32}, url = {https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.60.32}, issn = {1971-8993} }

RIS

TY - JOUR AU - Greco, Fabrizio AU - Gaetano, Daniele AU - Leonetti, Lorenzo AU - Lonetti, Paolo AU - Pascuzzo, Arturo AU - Skrame, Aurora TI - Structural and seismic vulnerability assessment of the Santa Maria Assunta Cathedral in Catanzaro (Italy): classical and advanced approaches for the analysis of local and global failure mechanisms JO - Fracture and Structural Integrity T2 - Fracture and Structural Integrity PY - 2022 DA - 2022/03/25 VL - 16 IS - 60 SP - 464 EP - 487 DO - 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.60.32 UR - https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.60.32 SN - 1971-8993 ER -

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