This paper presents a number of estimates of the structural vulnerability of Bethlehem’s Nativity Church. Due to a lack of appropriate maintenance of the Church’s roof over an extended period of time, a copious infiltration of rainwater caused serious damage to the structure’s main elements. A damage survey was carried out for the main walls and grotto, in order to assess their structural vulnerability. The survey was backed by the results of a number of non-destructive tests, and of the appropriate numerical analyses.
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2012 | |
Titolo: | Structural assessments of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem | |
Autori: | C. Alessandri; V. Mallardo | |
Rivista: | JOURNAL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE | |
Parole Chiave: | Structural vulnaribility; historical building; damage analysis; masonry; collapse mechanism | |
Abstract: | This paper presents a number of estimates of the structural vulnerability of Bethlehem’s Nativity Church. Due to a lack of appropriate maintenance of the Church’s roof over an extended period of time, a copious infiltration of rainwater caused serious damage to the structure’s main elements. A damage survey was carried out for the main walls and grotto, in order to assess their structural vulnerability. The survey was backed by the results of a number of non-destructive tests, and of the appropriate numerical analyses. | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.1016/j.culher.2012.10.010 | |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11392/1730697 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 03.1 Articolo su rivista |
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