22–24 Mar 2021
University of Zagreb Faculty of Civil Engineering, Zagreb, Croatia
Europe/Zagreb timezone

FDEM FAILURE ANALYSIS: BELL TOWER OF CHURCH OF ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI ON KAPTOL IN ZAGREB

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20m
VP (University of Zagreb Faculty of Civil Engineering, Zagreb, Croatia)

VP

University of Zagreb Faculty of Civil Engineering, Zagreb, Croatia

Kačićeva 26 10 000 Zagreb
Seismic Performance of Structures

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
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.)

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