Pathology of the Katholikon of Hosios Loukas Monastery and Preliminary Structural Analysis

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This paper summarizes the work carried out in the Katholikon of Hosios Loukas Monastery with the aim to study the pathology of the monument. The load bearing structure of the church is briefly presented along with its historical pathology and damages observed after the 1981 earthquake of Boeotia and slightly deteriorated since then. Finally, the results of a preliminary analytical study performed with the purpose to interpret the observed pathology are also presented.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 133-134)

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319-324

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October 2010

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