Vibration analysis and dynamic characterization of the Colosseum

Structural Control and Health Monitoring

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1105-1121

  Pau, A ^a   Vestroni, F ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dynamic characterization; Experimental investigations; Modal analysis; Monuments; Traffic vibrations

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; LATTICE VIBRATIONS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MODAL ANALYSIS;

DYNAMIC CHARACTERIZATION; DYNAMIC CHARACTERIZATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS; MODE SHAPES; MONUMENTS; ROAD TRAFFICS; STRUCTURAL DAMAGES; TEST METHODS; TRAFFIC VIBRATIONS; VIBRATION LEVELS;

DYNAMIC RESPONSE;

EID: 56849118785     PISSN: 15452255     EISSN: 15452263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/stc.253     Document Type: Article

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