Numerical analysis of settlement-induced damage to a masonry church nave wall

Leidy Bejarano-Urrego; Els Verstrynge; Anastasios Drougkas; Giorgia Giardina; Maarten Bassier; Maarten Vergauwen; Koen Van Balen

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-99441-3_92

Numerical analysis of settlement-induced damage to a masonry church nave wall

Leidy Bejarano-Urrego, Els Verstrynge, Anastasios Drougkas, Giorgia Giardina, Maarten Bassier, Maarten Vergauwen, Koen Van Balen

Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering

KU Leuven

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Abstract

Differential soil settlements can induce structural damage to heritage buildings, causing not only economic but also cultural value losses. In 1963, the Saint Jacob’s church in Leuven was permanently closed to the public because of severe settlement-induced damage caused by insufficient bearing capacity of the foundation. Currently, the church is stabilized using a temporary shoring system. This work aims at implementing a practical modelling approach to predict damage on church nave walls subjected to differential settlements. For that purpose, a finite element model of the Saint Jacob’s church nave was generated and validated through on-site monitoring data including levelling, damage survey and laser scanning. The model takes into account the non-linear behavior of the masonry by means of continuum smeared cracking. The paper introduces two approaches to model the settlement on the structure. One of them consists in the direct application of vertical displacements underneath the structure according to the deformation profile measured on-site. In the second approach, interfaces with different stiffness are placed at the base allowing the structure to deform under its self-weight. In addition, the effect of the settlement profile type in the damage level is analyzed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions
Editors	R. Aguilar, D. Torrealva, S. Moreira, M. A. Pando, L. F. Ramos
Place of Publication	Cham, Switzerland
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Pages	853-861
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Print)	9783319994406
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99441-3_92
Publication status	Published - 2019

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Name	RILEM Bookseries
Volume	18

Keywords

Case study
Crack patterns
Damage surveying
Differential settlements
FE modelling

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Civil and Structural Engineering
Building and Construction
Mechanics of Materials

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Bejarano-Urrego, L., Verstrynge, E., Drougkas, A., Giardina, G., Bassier, M., Vergauwen, M., & Van Balen, K. (2019). Numerical analysis of settlement-induced damage to a masonry church nave wall. In R. Aguilar, D. Torrealva, S. Moreira, M. A. Pando, & L. F. Ramos (Eds.), Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions (pp. 853-861). (RILEM Bookseries; Vol. 18). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99441-3_92

Numerical analysis of settlement-induced damage to a masonry church nave wall. / Bejarano-Urrego, Leidy; Verstrynge, Els; Drougkas, Anastasios et al.
Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions. ed. / R. Aguilar; D. Torrealva; S. Moreira; M. A. Pando; L. F. Ramos. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2019. p. 853-861 (RILEM Bookseries; Vol. 18).

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Bejarano-Urrego, L, Verstrynge, E, Drougkas, A, Giardina, G, Bassier, M, Vergauwen, M & Van Balen, K 2019, Numerical analysis of settlement-induced damage to a masonry church nave wall. in R Aguilar, D Torrealva, S Moreira, MA Pando & LF Ramos (eds), Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions. RILEM Bookseries, vol. 18, Springer International Publishing, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 853-861. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-99441-3_92

Bejarano-Urrego L, Verstrynge E, Drougkas A, Giardina G, Bassier M, Vergauwen M et al. Numerical analysis of settlement-induced damage to a masonry church nave wall. In Aguilar R, Torrealva D, Moreira S, Pando MA, Ramos LF, editors, Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. 2019. p. 853-861. (RILEM Bookseries). doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-99441-3_92

Bejarano-Urrego, Leidy ; Verstrynge, Els ; Drougkas, Anastasios et al. / Numerical analysis of settlement-induced damage to a masonry church nave wall. Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions. editor / R. Aguilar ; D. Torrealva ; S. Moreira ; M. A. Pando ; L. F. Ramos. Cham, Switzerland : Springer International Publishing, 2019. pp. 853-861 (RILEM Bookseries).

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