Different choices of steel and/or composite reinforcements for different types of masonry vaults Online publication date: Tue, 04-Jul-2023
by Alberto Viskovic
International Journal of Masonry Research and Innovation (IJMRI), Vol. 8, No. 4/5, 2023
Abstract: When designing reinforcements for masonry vaults, it is important to consider the structural behaviours of these constructive elements. They depend on two important factors: the form of each vault and the supporting elements. The second factor is often the most important; it is important to consider the different structural typologies of buildings in which vaults are built. Starting from the same philosophy and methodology of intervention, different situations entail very different solutions when designing the seismic retrofitting of vaults. The interventions designed for two very different types of vaults and boundary conditions are described. The first is the interventions design for the Rosati Palace's pavilion vaults (L'Aquila, Italy), where it was possible to eliminate nearly all relative movements across the vaults' springing. The second is the intervention designed for San Francesco Basilica's cross vaults in Assisi (Italy), where it was not possible to eliminate relative movements across the vaults' springing.
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