Description
This paper presents a failure analysis of the bell tower of The Church of St. Francis of Assisi on Kaptol in Zagreb on seismic action using the Finite-Discrete Element method - FDEM. The bell tower is made of masonry, and throughout history it has had a number of damages and reconstructions. It was significantly damaged in the Zagreb and Petrinja earthquakes. The analysis was performed on a simplified FDEM 2D model, and the obtained results showed a good match between the direction of cracks in the numerical model and the cracks that occurred due to these earthquakes.
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5592/CO/1CroCEE.2021.274 |
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| Keywords | belfry, FDEM analysis, masonry, earthquake |
Primary authors
Matej Šodan
(M. Sc. CE. Student, University of Split, Faculty of C.Eng., Arch. & Geod)
Boris Trogrlić
(Full Professor, University of Split, Faculty of C.Eng., Arch. & Geod.)
Damir Foretić
(B. CE., Licensed Architect, FORETIĆ I SINOVI d.o.o. Dugo Selo)
Antonio Munjiza
(Full Professor (tenure), University of Split, Faculty of C.Eng., Arch. & Geod)
Ivan Balić
(Assistant Professor, University of Split, Faculty of C.Eng., Arch. & Geod.)
Hrvoje Smoljanović
(Assistant Professor, University of Split, Faculty of C.Eng., Arch. & Geod.)
