Structural Analysis and Damage Assessment of a Historical Masonry Palace - A Case Study

摘要

The paper presents a case study of a historical masonry palace built in 1856 in Timisoara, Romania. The building has been recently evaluated, due to a series of damages that appeared during renovation work, also due to the age of the building. In order to evaluate the current state of the building, nondestructive evaluation techniques have been used. In the first part of the paper, a full 3D linear analysis was performed, in order to determine the structural performance under horizontal loads. Then, in the second part, was performed a finite element analysis, on the areas of the building with visible damages, in order to determine the best retrofitting solutions. The numerical simulations have provided the most vulnerable areas of the building and have given a general picture for the damage evaluation, also have provided useful hints for future structural monitoring.