The Fossanova church: Seismic vulnerability assessment by numeric and physical testing

International Journal of Architectural Heritage

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 222-245

  De Matteis, Gianfranco ^a   Mazzolani, Federico M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

ambient vibration test; Fossanova Church; Gothic style; numeric model; shaking table test

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURE; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS; SEISMOLOGY;

AMBIENT VIBRATION TEST; GOTHIC STYLE; MODAL IDENTIFICATION; NUMERIC MODELING; SEISMIC VULNERABILITY; SHAKING TABLE TESTS; STRUCTURAL COMPLEXES; STRUCTURAL TYPOLOGIES;

VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

EID: 77958156371     PISSN: 15583058     EISSN: 15583066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15583050903078903     Document Type: Review

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