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Seismic Assessment of Existing Masonry Building

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Advanced Technologies, Systems, and Applications III (IAT 2018)

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In this study nonlinear static pushover and dynamic time-history analyses of an old heavily damaged masonry building situated in Sarajevo were performed. Two numerical macro-models were created using finite element program Diana 10.1. Engineering masonry constitutive law was used to describe highly nonlinear behavior of masonry walls. The first model represents the existing damaged structure. In the second model, which represents the rehabilitated structure, R.C. floors and internal walls were added to the building. Results indicate that significant cracking occurs in the existing structure and that collapse is expected for an earthquake with PGA of 0.1 g. Seismic response of the upgraded building characterized by limited nonlinear deformations was more favorable considering that the material properties assumed for masonry were the same for the existing and for the rehabilitated building.

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Osmanović, N., Medić, S., Hrasnica, M. (2019). Seismic Assessment of Existing Masonry Building. In: Avdaković, S. (eds) Advanced Technologies, Systems, and Applications III. IAT 2018. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 60. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02577-9_7

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