Dynamic behavior of a medieval masonry bell tower. II: Measurement and modeling of the tower motion

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1656-1664

  Bennati, Stefano ^a   Nardini, Luca ^a   Salvatore, Walter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dynamic response; Historic site; Italy; Masonry; Structural analysis; Towers

Indexed keywords

BELLS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FREQUENCIES; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; MASONRY CONSTRUCTION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OSCILLATIONS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

HISTORIC SITE; ITALY; MASONRY; STRUCTURAL ARRANGEMENTS;

TOWERS;

EID: 27744607323     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2005)131:11(1656)     Document Type: Article

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