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© 2019, RILEM. In this paper, a simple approach for the stability analysis of the southwest leaning ruined tower of the Caerphilly castle (Wales, UK) is discussed. To account for the actual complex geometry of the tower, a mesh generation procedure recently proposed by the authors is used to automatically transform the 3D point cloud surveyed from the tower into a 3D solid finite element model. A simple approach based on nonlinear static analyses is pursued to evaluate the stability condition of the tower. Geometric nonlinearity and nonlinear plastic-damaging behavior of masonry are supposed. Results show that the proposed approach could serve as a simplified method to evaluate the stability of leaning historic structures considering their actual geometry.
Author(s): D'Altri AM, Milani G, de Miranda S, Castellazzi G, Sarhosis V
Editor(s): Aguilar, R; Torrealva, D; Moreira, S; Pando, MA; Ramos, LF;
Publication type: Book Chapter
Publication status: Published
Book Title: Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions: An Interdisciplinary Approach
Year: 2019
Volume: 18
Pages: 975-982
Print publication date: 29/11/2018
Acceptance date: 02/04/2016
Series Title: RILEM Bookseries
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99441-3_105
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-99441-3_105
Library holdings: Search Newcastle University Library for this item
ISBN: 9783319994406
