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Window opening effects on structural behaviour of historical masonry Fatih Mosque
Bayraktar, A. Hökelekli, E. Türker, T. Çalik, I. Mosallam, A.
Bayraktar, A.
Hökelekli, E.
Türker, T.
Çalik, I.
Mosallam, A.
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2019
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© 2018 Taylor & Francis. This is an Author's Original Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Architectural Heritage on 16 Mar 2018, available online at http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/15583058.2018.1447617
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Structural walls of old historical structures are either blind or have openings for functional requirements. It is well known that in and out of plane responses of structural walls are affected by the size, locations, and arrangements of such openings. The purpose of this investigation is to study the window opening effects on static and seismic behaviors of historical masonry old mosques. Fatih Mosque, which was converted from a church, constructed in 914 in Trabzon, Turkey, is selected for this purpose. The mosque is being restored. Structural exterior walls of the mosque were made using stone and mortar materials. When the plaster on the walls was removed during the restoration, 12 window openings were found as blind on the exterior structural walls of the mosque. Within the scope of restoration works, it is aimed to open such blind windows. In order to investigate the effects of the window openings on the structural behavior of the mosque, 3D solid and finite elements models of the mosque with and without window openings are initially developed. The experimental dynamic characteristics such as frequency, damping ratio, and mode shapes of the current situation of the mosque, where some windows openings are blind, are determined using Ambient Vibration Testing. Then, the finite element model of the current situation of the mosque is updated using the experimental dynamic characteristics. The static and seismic time history analyses of the updated finite element model with and without window openings are carried out. Structural behaviors of the mosque with and without window openings are compared considering displacement and stress propagations.
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Bayraktar A, Hökelekli E, Türker T et al (2019) Window opening effects on structural behaviour of historical masonry Fatih Mosque. International Journal of Architectural Heritage. 13(4): 585-599.
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