Planning the Shaking Table Tests of a Historical Brick Minaret Representing Mid-Height Early Ottoman Period Architecture

A. Birel, B. Koçak, O. F. Bayrak, E. Durgut, M. Ispir*, A. Ilki

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Abstract

Historical minarets, which are among invaluable cultural heritage in Turkey, are prone to a significant loss of functionality due to seismic actions. This study introduces the main planning stages of shaking table testing campaign of a typical historical minaret representing mid-height early Ottoman period architecture, typically built-in 15th century in Bursa, Turkey. First, the ¼ scaled minaret specimen was designed to represent both geometric and material characteristics of the historical minaret. Selected two different strong ground motion records were scaled considering the ¼ geometrical factor of the test minarets according to the dynamic modelling theory. A 3D finite element model then was developed using the nonlinear material model, and a time history analysis was carried out to obtain the behavior of the minaret subjected to the scaled strong ground motions. According to analysis results, the effects of the ground motion characteristics on the minaret behavior were observed and compared. In addition to the collapse mechanism of the minaret exposed to strong ground motion, dynamic displacements and stresses were obtained at the critical sections of the minarets. The instrumentation system was determined to obtain the variation of displacement and acceleration along the height of the minaret specimen.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 6th International Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures
EditorsXiang-Lin Gu, Masoud Motavalli, Alper Ilki, Qian-Qian Yu
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages71-83
Number of pages13
ISBN (Print)9789819933617
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024
Event6th International Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures, SMAR 2022 - Shanghai, China
Duration: 7 Sept 20219 Sept 2021

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Volume259
ISSN (Print)2366-2557
ISSN (Electronic)2366-2565

Conference

Conference6th International Conference on Smart Monitoring, Assessment and Rehabilitation of Civil Structures, SMAR 2022
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShanghai
Period7/09/219/09/21

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© Tongji University Press 2024.

Funding

This study was carried out within the scope of “The Analytical and Experimental Identification of Seismic Performance and Fragility Curves of Historical Minarets of Bursa”, project no G-18-07. The authors are grateful to AFAD-UDAP (Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency-National Earthquake Research Programme) for supporting.

FundersFunder number
AFAD-UDAP

    Keywords

    • Earthquake
    • Historical minaret
    • Nonlinear analysis
    • Shaking table test

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