Abstract
ABSTRACT This article presents the results of the numerical simulations of a dynamic experimental campaign on the shaking table. The specimen is a full-scale masonry cross vault without and with the textile-reinforced mortar used as a strengthening solution. The specimen was tested in the scope of the European project SERA.ta 07 “Seismic Response of Masonry Cross Vaults: Shaking table tests and numerical validations”. The specimen replicates a generic cross-section of a central bay located in the lateral nave of a three-nave church, where the recurrent in-plane shear mechanism is induced. Finite element model (FEM) and discrete element model (DEM) were built and calibrated based on the experimental frequencies and mode shapes. Then, a unidirectional seismic action was applied to the numerical model in order to develop shear damage in the shell of the vault. A detailed description of the two simulations and their main outcomes are presented. The response was evaluated based on the displacements, damage, collapse mechanisms and hysteretic behaviour.
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