DAMAGE ASSESSMENT OF CHURCHES IN THE CITY OF CAMERINO AFTER THE 2016 CENTRAL ITALY SEISMIC SEQUENCE

摘要

In the present work, the importance of considering the exact nonlinear and three-dimensional behavior of masonry structures is shown, in order to highlight all the structural deficiencies of different churches damaged by the last Centre Italy earthquake in the city of Camerino. For this purpose, the exact geometries of the structures are reconstructed, while information regarding the mechanical properties of masonry material are derived from previous investigations and literature references. Based on this information, different numerical models are used to reconstruct the damages. Different three-dimensional FE models, endowed with an elastic plastic (softening) damage constitutive law, are adopted to determine the seismic vulnerability of the building by means of nonlinear static analyses using the smeared fracture energy approach. With this method it is possible to establish, with a right degree of approximation, the areas where the most important cracks are expected and, in general, the location of the potential damage caused by horizontal forces.