Structural assessments of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem

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.

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
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