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- MakaleAçık Erişim2026Scopus SJRQ1The effect of existing damage on the seismic performance of a historical masonry structure: a site-specific assessment
Tayfur, Bilal; Tunca, Osman; Artar, Musa; Çarbaş, Serdar
This study comprehensively evaluates the structural integrity and seismic performance of a historic masonry mosque, exhibiting significant settlement cracks, through an integrated approach combining field measurements and advanced numerical analyses. The Operational Modal Analysis (OMA) conducted to determine the dynamic characteristics of the structure. Field measurements revealed that the environmental vibrations originating from a nearby tram line causes significant amplitude incrase in one of the main columns. The dynamic characteristics of the structure obtained from field experiments are used to calibrate the numerical model via the Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm. The calibrated numerical model, taking into account the existing cracks in the structure using contact elements, was subjected to nonlinear analysis in the time domain under 11 site-specific ground motion records selected in accordance with the procedures of the Turkish Building Seismic Code. This analysis examined the seismic performance and damage mechanisms of the structure. The findings revealed that while existing settlement cracks contribute to seismic energy dissipation through frictional sliding and gap opening mechanisms, they may also serve as potential failure initiation points under strong ground motions. This study’s integrated approach, combining dual-purpose OMA application and explicit crack modeling with contact elements, constitutes a novel methodological framework for the realistic seismic assessment of historic masonry structures with pre-existing damage.
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İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2026Scopus SJRQ1Seismic Performance Assessment of a Historical Masonry Mosque Minaret Under Pulse-like and Non-Pulse-like Near-Fault Ground Motions
Gürbüz, Ali; Demirtaş, Betül; Tonyali, Zeliha
Historical masonry minarets are highly vulnerable to seismic actions due to their slender geometry, limited tensile capacity, and material heterogeneity. However, their response to near-fault ground motions characterized by velocity pulses remains insufficiently explored. This study investigates the seismic response of the historical Tavanlı Mosque Minaret (1894, Trabzon, Türkiye) subjected to pulse-like (PL) and non-pulse-like (NPL) near-fault ground motions. A three-dimensional finite element model (FEM) was developed in ANSYS Workbench and systematically calibrated using empirical formulations to represent the current dynamic condition of the structure. Seismic performance was evaluated through linear dynamic analyses in terms of displacement demands, principal stress distribution, and drift-ratio-based performance levels. The results indicate that model calibration significantly modifies the dynamic characteristics, increasing the fundamental frequency from 0.734 Hz to 1.126 Hz and reducing displacement demands by approximately 35–76% across the considered records. Despite this improvement, PL ground motions consistently generate more critical deformation demands than NPL motions, frequently exceeding Collapse Prevention (CP) limits even when Peak Ground Acceleration (PGA) values are relatively low. A key finding is that seismic demand cannot be reliably predicted by peak intensity measures or pulse-period ratios ((Formula presented.)) alone; rather, velocity-related parameters and pulse coherence govern the structural response. These results demonstrate that integrating empirical model calibration with pulse-sensitive seismic analysis is essential for reliable seismic assessment and conservation planning of slender historical masonry structures located in near-fault regions. The study offers a systematic framework that integrates model calibration and pulse-sensitive seismic analysis for evaluating the drift-controlled response of slender historical masonry minarets in near-fault regions.
AtıfScopus5WoS4OpenAlex4İncele - MakaleYalnız künye2023Scopus SJRQ1Full-scale structural evaluations of İskenderpaşa minaret
Aymelek, Abdullah; Yanik, Yusuf; Demirtaş, Betül; Yildirim, Ömer; Çalik, İsmet; Türker, Temel
Nowadays, innovative methods have been used for observing and structural evaluating of historical structures. In this paper, it is presented the full-scale structural assessments of a minaret after a Finite Element model calibrating according to vibration test results. Also, the structural behaviours under earthquake and wind loads were identified by considering the environmental effects on the selected masonry minaret of İskenderpaşa Mosque. First of all, modal analysis was executed on the three-dimensional Finite Element model created according to field survey in ANSYS Workbench. In-situ vibration tests were implemented at different intervals by using developed vibration measurement system. The experimental modal parameters were attained from collected signals. The experimental results were used as reference values in model calibration of this minaret to reflect the existing structural behaviour. Model calibration process was carried out on the initial model both by changing of material properties of masonry wall and by taking into account the interactions with mosque walls and ground. Full-scale structural evaluation was carried out under earthquake and wind loads on both the initial and the calibrated models in the weak direction of this minaret. The top displacements, drift ratios, principal stress values and their distributions were determined. It was shown that the analyses on the calibrated model produce more realistic structural behaviour.
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