The Saint Nicolò Cathedral of Noto was damaged by a post-seismic structural collapse on March 13th 1996 and is now under repair and restoration. The city of Noto is located near Siracusa on the east coast of Sicily and actually is object of a seismic microzonation (level II) study. Assessment of the seismic risk of Saint Nicolò Cathedral by means of analytical computation is also under way. To this end, in situ and laboratory investigations have been carried out in order to determine the soil profile with special attention being paid to the variation of shear modulus and damping ratio with depth. This paper is aimed at providing information about the Saint Nicolò Cathedral site characterisation for seismic analysis.
A Case Study (The Saint Nicolò Cathedral) for Dynamic Characterization of Soil from in Situ and Laboratory Tests
Cavallaro A;
1999
Abstract
The Saint Nicolò Cathedral of Noto was damaged by a post-seismic structural collapse on March 13th 1996 and is now under repair and restoration. The city of Noto is located near Siracusa on the east coast of Sicily and actually is object of a seismic microzonation (level II) study. Assessment of the seismic risk of Saint Nicolò Cathedral by means of analytical computation is also under way. To this end, in situ and laboratory investigations have been carried out in order to determine the soil profile with special attention being paid to the variation of shear modulus and damping ratio with depth. This paper is aimed at providing information about the Saint Nicolò Cathedral site characterisation for seismic analysis.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
