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Keywords: masonry, historical building, gothic cathedral, nonlinear analysis.

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In the structural design field, gothic architecture is still important at present. On the structural properties of these structures, Mark [1] provides the first scientifically validated answers to some problems such as the role of the flying buttress.

In this paper, a re-evaluation about gothic architecture was considered from the viewpoints of damage and load capacity by numerical simulations. In the modelling of structures with a complicated shape like gothic cathedrals, it is necessary to reproduce the shape precisely in order to express force transfer accurately. In this study, three-dimensional finite element modelling is used for tension-free stress analysis for the "Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims" in order to estimate damage and load capacity under dead-weight and wind pressure [2,3]. Through this study, it was possible to try the evaluation from the viewpoint of the structural design of gothic cathedrals called "structure appears design'. As an example, it was possible to carry out qualitative and quantitative estimation of the role and structural redundancy of typical structural elements such as flying buttresses and pinnacles.

The results obtained by three-dimensional tension-free stress analysis for Reims Cathedral are as follows:

A possibility that both lower and upper flying buttresses have a comparatively large effect on strength and rigidity was shown.
A possibility that pinnacles said to be ornamental elements generally were also shown to carry out a comparatively large structural role in Reims Cathedral.
The flying buttress of a steep slope such as Bourges is conjectured to be structurally rational.
On the whole, the results obtained are confirmed to be similar to the result which Mark [1] stated when considering Chartres Cathedral.

References

1: R. Mark, "Experiments in Gothic Structure", MIT Press, 1982.
2: B. Fletcher, "A History of Architecture (12-th Edition)", Elsevier, 1996.
3: L. Grodecki, "Gothic Architecture", John Wiley & Sons, 1979.

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Front Page Browse CCP CSETS CTR IJRT Other Authors Search Purchase Guide FAQ Contact us	Civil-Comp Proceedings ISSN 1759-3433 CCP: 93 PROCEEDINGS OF THE TENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON COMPUTATIONAL STRUCTURES TECHNOLOGY Edited by: Paper 349 Evaluation of Nonlinear Behaviour of Historical Masonry Structures subject to Wind Load using Finite Element Analysis A. Mutoh Department of Architecture, The Faculty of Science and Technology, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan doi:10.4203/ccp.93.349 purchase the full-text of this paper Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper A. Mutoh, "Evaluation of Nonlinear Behaviour of Historical Masonry Structures subject to Wind Load using Finite Element Analysis", in , (Editors), "Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology", Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, UK, Paper 349, 2010. doi:10.4203/ccp.93.349 Keywords: masonry, historical building, gothic cathedral, nonlinear analysis. Summary In the structural design field, gothic architecture is still important at present. On the structural properties of these structures, Mark [1] provides the first scientifically validated answers to some problems such as the role of the flying buttress. In this paper, a re-evaluation about gothic architecture was considered from the viewpoints of damage and load capacity by numerical simulations. In the modelling of structures with a complicated shape like gothic cathedrals, it is necessary to reproduce the shape precisely in order to express force transfer accurately. In this study, three-dimensional finite element modelling is used for tension-free stress analysis for the "Cathedrale Notre-Dame de Reims" in order to estimate damage and load capacity under dead-weight and wind pressure [2,3]. Through this study, it was possible to try the evaluation from the viewpoint of the structural design of gothic cathedrals called "structure appears design'. As an example, it was possible to carry out qualitative and quantitative estimation of the role and structural redundancy of typical structural elements such as flying buttresses and pinnacles. The results obtained by three-dimensional tension-free stress analysis for Reims Cathedral are as follows: A possibility that both lower and upper flying buttresses have a comparatively large effect on strength and rigidity was shown. A possibility that pinnacles said to be ornamental elements generally were also shown to carry out a comparatively large structural role in Reims Cathedral. The flying buttress of a steep slope such as Bourges is conjectured to be structurally rational. On the whole, the results obtained are confirmed to be similar to the result which Mark [1] stated when considering Chartres Cathedral. References 1 R. Mark, "Experiments in Gothic Structure", MIT Press, 1982. 2 B. Fletcher, "A History of Architecture (12-th Edition)", Elsevier, 1996. 3 L. Grodecki, "Gothic Architecture", John Wiley & Sons, 1979. purchase the full-text of this paper (price £20) go to the previous paper go to the next paper return to the table of contents return to the book description purchase this book (price £145 +P&P)
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