Abstract
The analytical studies for the structural preservation of historical structures have two aspects. First, structural demand should be determined by a decisive structural analysis. Then, the strength capacity of the structure must be evaluated. A comparison of these two concluding stages results in the ultimate safety. In this chapter, some basic steps of analytical study are proposed to evaluate the safety level of historical structures. Structural demand of any given structure can be determined using the finite element method. Then, vulnerable parts of the structure could be singled out. The strength capacity of these structural elements could be achieved by an analytical method derived. In this method, using the material properties of masonry, the interaction relationship between bending moment and the axial force is generated.
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