dc.contributor |
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria de la Construcció |
dc.contributor |
Da Porto, Francesca |
dc.contributor.author |
Antoniou, Smaragda |
dc.date |
2009-07 |
dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2099.1/7907 |
dc.language.iso |
eng |
dc.publisher |
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya |
dc.rights |
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Spain |
dc.rights |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
dc.rights |
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ |
dc.subject |
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil |
dc.subject |
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Materials i estructures |
dc.subject |
Durabilitat (Enginyeria) |
dc.subject |
Arcs (Arquitectura) |
dc.subject |
Monuments -- Conservació i restauració |
dc.title |
Historic industrial arched R.C. structures : Investigation and modelling |
dc.type |
info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
dc.description.abstract |
The objective of the thesis is to present an investigation on historic arched reinforced concrete
structures. The first part of the thesis consists of the study of the historical evolution of concrete as a
construction material and its possible degradation mechanisms.
Furthermore, there is an investigation on two historical reinforced concrete structures, located at the
industrial zone of Marghera, close to the city of Venice. The investigation on one of the structures will
include non-destructive and minor-destructive testing in order to estimate the quality and mechanical
properties of concrete, and also the location of the reinforcement. For the other structure, information
about the materials are available.
The first building (complex “Città della Musica”) consists of two bodies of different height, forming a
plan of an “L” shape. Each part is formed by a series of frames with an almost arched shape. One
representative arched structures of each body has been sellected and modelled by means of the finite
element analysis software Straus 7, in order to carry out a structural analysis and a response
spectrum analysis.
The second building (complex “Città del Cinema”) consists of a series of reinforced concrete arches
that form the frame of the building. The building consists of only one part and forms a rectangular plan.
From this building, a representative arch has been modelled using the finite element analysis software
Straus 7 as well, and a structural analysis and a response spectrum analysis has been performed. In
all the three cases the analysis was based on combination of actions according to contemporary
european codes.
The last part of the thesis includes comments on the condition of the buildings, based on the results of
the investigations and the analyses. |