Abstract
The fundamental period of vibration plays a primary role for the assessment of the seismic demand on structures. It can be evaluated by numerical analyses, or even according to basic formulations provided by building codes for common structural typologies.
In the present paper, the results of an extensive experimental campaign based on output-only modal identification of masonry towers in the Molise region (Southern Italy) are presented. The collected data, including information about geometry and material properties of the towers, have been analyzed and combined with those derived from an extensive literature review, to identify the main parameters influencing the value of the fundamental period of Italian masonry towers. The resulting database has been useful first of all to check the effectiveness of available formulations for prediction of the fundamental period of masonry towers reported in building codes. Moreover, correlations between the fundamental period of masonry towers and relevant geometric parameters are illustrated and discussed in order to develop a novel formulation providing the fundamental period of Italian masonry towers as a function of the height.
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The present study is partially based on an experimental campaign issued by the Diocese of Termoli and Larino, Molise (Italy) to assess relevant structural properties of bell towers damaged after the Molise 2002 earthquake. The Authors wish to thank Dr. Eng. C. Laorenza, Dr. Eng. E. Palermo and Dr. Eng. A. Lemme for the technical and logistic contribution. Support from the ReLUIS Consortium in the framework of AT2 – LR 3.1 – Task 3.1.3 of the ReLuis-DPC Executive Project 2010–2013 “RELUIS II”, rep. 823 is also gratefully acknowledged.
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Rainieri, C., Fabbrocino, G. (2012). Estimating the Elastic Period of Masonry Towers. In: Allemang, R., De Clerck, J., Niezrecki, C., Blough, J. (eds) Topics in Modal Analysis I, Volume 5. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2425-3_22
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