Abstract
Assessment of Seismic Damage in Nativity Church in Bethlehem Using Pushover Analysis
Highlights
Tied masonry structures, such as monumental old buildings in urban areas, do not have enough resistance in case of strong earthquakes [1]
The results are reported in terms of crack propagation, as the main goal of this study is to investigate the phenomena of crack initiation in masonry structures during an earthquake activity, so the finite element (FE) model was constructed using DIANA FEA, using the pushover analysis
A numerical simulation procedure employing pushover analysis predicting the seismic behavior of the nativity church has been proposed in this study, the crack propagation was observed in both X and Y directions, and the following points can be concluded:
Summary
Tied masonry structures, such as monumental old buildings in urban areas, do not have enough resistance in case of strong earthquakes [1]. The natural catastrophes have always been the main reason behind the damage of cultural heritage. Masonry buildings are generally able to carry vertical loads safely but do not resist well the horizontal loads, as the masonry structures have very low tensile strength [1,2]. Conducting a structural analysis of heritage masonry structure is considered complicated [3,4]. Some studies discussed the seismic damage and vulnerability of old historical buildings affected by earthquake activities around the world [5–8].
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