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TRADITIONAL ROMANIAN
CHURCHES
ing. Constantin-Flavian GAFIA
CHAPTER 1: Architecture and Principles of Design Used for Masonry Orthodox Churches
Wooden Church loc. Rzoare, county Maramure - 1875 Curtea de Arge Monastery, city Curtea de Arge - 1515
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CHAPTER 1
Churches show the absence of box behaviour with the consequent partial collapse
possibility so good connections between structural elements must be provided
The ceilings (vaults) are placed at a higher level than other constructions
CHAPTER 2
The values used in design practice are similar to the ones provided by STAS 10109/1-
82 standard and the ones calculated based on CR 6 code
CHAPTER 3
Case-study: existing cross-shape church masonry
Structure Geometry
Elements
STRUCTURE 3
STRUCTURE 1 STRUCTURE 2
Existing structure
Walls
40 cm 50 cm 60 cm
Columns
40x40 cm 50x50 cm 40x40 cm
Beams
40x30 cm 50x30 cm 60x30 cm
CHAPTER 3
MODAL ANALYSIS Dynamic Characteristics
0.200
1000
0.180
0.160 800
PERIOD [S]
0.140
MASS [T]
0.120 600
1115
0.100 983 Mass
0.188 0.181 0.178
0.080 400 851
0.060
0.040 200
0.020
0.000 0
1 2 3 1 2 3
STRUCTURES STRUCTURES
It results from these charts that incresing the walls cross-section does
not have a major influence over the fundamental period of the structures
CHAPTER 3
1.00
0.90 2000
Even if the mass increase and so the seismic force the added cross-sections off the walls will sustain the
excess of the forces. But the stresses will not decrease in a linear way because of the type of materials and
type of the structure.
The time-history analysis show increased values of stresses because the computation is conducted with the
NS component of Vrancea earthquake from 1977. In P100-1/2013 the seismic force is reduced with the
behavior factor which in our case is 2.00.
CHAPTER 3
R3
0.50
0.40 R3
0.63 0.68
0.30 0.61
0.20
0.10
0.00
1 2 3
STRUCTURES
The differences are small even if 50 % of wall thickness is added. This means that the added material
doesnt have great impact on the seismic safety. It is better to keep the structure more flexible with
optimum cross-section of the wall.