Failure analysis of church towers and roof structures due to high wind velocities

摘要

It is generally acknowledged that heritage buildings were built by taking their environment into consideration, and therefore they have a high resilience towards various climatic factors. The increasing negative effect of the climate change on the state of conservation of valuable heritage buildings has already been recognized by heritage protection organizations, such as: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), as well as by the climate change related organizations, such as: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).