Professional paper

https://doi.org/10.14256/JCE.885.2012

Dynamic analysis of Dolmabahce masonary clock tower

Asena Soyluk ; Sveučilište Gazi u Ankari, Odjel za arhitekturu
Zeynep Yeşim İlerisoy ; Sveučilište Gazi u Ankari, Odjel za arhitekturu

Abstract

Recent earthquakes around the world have shown that most masonry clock towers are susceptible to structural damage and collapse. An appropriate tower model was erected in order to investigate structural behaviour of a historic masonry watch tower at the Dolmabahce Palace in Istanbul. The initial analysis of self-weight was followed by dynamic analysis, which took into account the influence of deeper soil layers next to tower foundations, and seismic motions registered for soft and stiff soil conditions during the 1999 earthquake in Kocaeli, Turkey.

Keywords

masonry tower; soft soil; stiff soil; dynamic analysis; earthquake response

Hrčak ID:

101027

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/101027

Publication date:

3.5.2013.

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