Open Access On the Structural Analysis and Seismic Protection of Historical Masonry Structures

Abstract: In this paper, a general methodology for the seismic protection of historical structures and monuments is pre-sented. The proposed methodology is applied to one historical and monumental structure, in Cyprus, within the frame of the European Project for the Conservation of Historical Mediterranean Sites by Innovative Seismic-Protection Tech-niques. According to the proposed method, the structure under consideration was analysed with and without the imple-mentation of vibration control devices. The entire vulnerability analysis leads to the development of fragility curves, which determine the possibility of a building to be damaged beyond a specified damage level for strong ground motions. These results are quite important during the analysis and redesign procedure for a historical structure since it gives the op