In this paper we present a preliminary study concerning the static behaviour and the seismic vulnerability of the "Rognosa" tower in San Gimignano, Italy, which was added to the Unesco World Heritage List in 1990. The structure is modelled by using the finite element code NOSA, in which the masonry is assumed to be a nonlinear elastic material with zero tensile strength and bounded compressive strength. The behaviour of the tower subjected to its own weight and an accelerogram recorded during a real earthquake, is investigated.

Numerical modelling of masonry towers: the case study of the "Rognosa" tower in San Gimignano

Girardi M;Padovani C;Pagni A;Pasquinelli G
2010

Abstract

In this paper we present a preliminary study concerning the static behaviour and the seismic vulnerability of the "Rognosa" tower in San Gimignano, Italy, which was added to the Unesco World Heritage List in 1990. The structure is modelled by using the finite element code NOSA, in which the masonry is assumed to be a nonlinear elastic material with zero tensile strength and bounded compressive strength. The behaviour of the tower subjected to its own weight and an accelerogram recorded during a real earthquake, is investigated.
2010
Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione "Alessandro Faedo" - ISTI
978-0-415-58472-2
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Nonlinear dynamics
No-tension materials
Masonry towers
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