Browsing by Author "Giardina, Giorgia"

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Numerical analysis of settlement-induced damage to a masonry church nave wall

Bejarano Urrego, Leidy; Verstrynge, Els; Drougkas, Anastasios; Giardina, Giorgia; Bassier, Maarten; Vergauwen, Maarten; Van Balen, Koen (2018)
Conference report
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Differential soil settlements can induce structural damage to heritage buildings, causing not only economic but also cultural value losses. In 1963, the Saint Jacob’s church in Leuven was permanently closed to the public ...
Numerical modeling of a church nave wall subjected to differential settlements: soil-structure interaction, time-dependence and sensitivity analysis

Drougkas, Anastasios; Verstrynge, Els; Szekér, Pepijn; Heirman, Gert; Bejarano Urrego, Leidy; Giardina, Giorgia; Van Balen, Koen (2019-04-14)
Article
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Historic masonry structures are particularly sensitive to differential soil settlements. These settlements may be caused by deformable soil, shallow or inadequate foundation, structural additions in the building and changes ...