Seismic Behavior for the Main Nave and Cloister of an XVIII Century Masonry Convent in Morelia, Mexico

Abstract:

In this paper, the seismic behavior of the main nave and cloister of the Guadalupe Church and San Diego Convent is studied, a structure dating from the 18th century and built in the historic center of the city of Morelia, Mexico, considering a set of 9 real seismic acceleration records of September 19 2017 earthquake obtained at seismic stations located near the epicenter but at almost 100 kilometers from this building, which were used first without any scale factor and then a scale factor was applied to reach the expected maximum peak accelerations of the ground at the site for probabilistic return periods of 475 years and 975 years.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 906)
• Pages: 67-74
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/p-11wz9t
• Online since: April 2022
• Authors: Lidia Mejía, Guillermo Martínez Ruiz*, Bertha A. Olmos Navarrete, José M. Jara Guerrero
• Keywords: Church, Cloister, Damage Index, Lateral Displacement, Masonry, Rigid Elements

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