Surveying and Dating the Wooden Roof Structure of St Francis of Assisi Church in Valletta, Malta
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DOI: 10.1080/15583058.2020.1734688
Abstract: St Francis of Assisi Church is an historic religious building in the centre of Valletta, Malta’s capital. Through analysis of the roof structure we have determined the timber species used in its co... read more here.
Keywords: valletta malta; francis assisi; roof structure; assisi church ... See more keywords
Experimental and numerical study on the mechanical properties of honeycomb plate box-type hollow roof structure
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DOI: 10.1177/13694332221115465
Abstract: In this paper, a new honeycomb plate box-type hollow roof structure is prepared. The failure mode and mechanical properties of the box-type hollow roof structure were analyzed by bearing capacity test and numerical analysis. The… read more here.
Keywords: plate; hollow roof; roof structure; box type ... See more keywords
Numerical Evaluation of the Equivalent Damping Ratio Due to Dissipative Roof Structure in the Retrofit of Historical Churches
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DOI: 10.3390/app15063286
Abstract: This paper is focused on the numerical evaluation of the equivalent damping ratio (EDR) given by a dissipative wood-based roof diaphragm in the seismic retrofitting of single-nave historical churches. In the design phase, the EDR… read more here.
Keywords: roof structure; history; historical churches; structure ... See more keywords