Appraising the seismic response of a retrofitted adobe historic structure, the role of modal updating and advanced computations

• Autor(a) principal: Ahmadi, Seyed Salar
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Karanikoloudis, Georgios, Mendes, N., Illambas, Rogiros, Lourenço, Paulo B.
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://hdl.handle.net/1822/81077
• topic: Adobe church; Sstrengthening of historical constructions; In situ survey; Non-destructive test campaign; FE modeling; Modal updating; Static nonlinear analysis; Performance-based seismic assessment; strengthening of historical constructions; Engenharia e Tecnologia::Engenharia Civil; Science & Technology

The concepts of structural assessment and retrofit of historical constructions are of particular complexity and require advanced knowledge in material science, conservation techniques and structural analysis. In particular, adobe constructions, given their low mechanical properties and brittle failure modes, are in immense need of comprehensive assessment and retrofitting plans. The current work focuses on the adobe Church of Kuñotambo in Peru, having experienced long periods of deterioration and earthquake-related damage. Under the ongoing Seismic Retrofitting Project (SRP) of the Getty Conservation Institute (GCI), the structural assessment of the church initiated in 2015 confirmed the low lateral capacity of the building and the poor connectivity between the structural parts. Based on the existing cracks and damage, a strengthening scheme was optimized and validated. After the implementation of the retrofitting plan, the quality of its execution and efficiency were assessed in 2019 with a new in situ campaign, which included ambient vibration testing (AVT) and sonic testing. From the acquired field data, the FE model of the retrofitted church was optimized, by updating the stiffness properties of masonry and discontinuities. Moreover, nonlinear static analyses were performed on the updated model in all in-plan directions. Finally, a displacement-based performance assessment was undertaken, under different earthquake limit states, demonstrating the adequacy of the retrofitting.