Issue 46

S. Ivorra et alii, Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale, 46 (2018) 203-215; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.46.19

the self-weight of the structural elements and other distributed loads, which simulate the floor weight at each level were considered not only as loads but also as the masses of the tower, necessary to evaluate its dynamic behavior.

Figure 2 : Belfry. Left: South View. Right: East view.

(a) (d) Figure 3 : Numerical model of the tower. (a) General view of the model (the colors are associated to different transversal sections). (b) Bending mode in E-W direction. (c) Bending mode in N-S direction. (d) Torsional mode. (b) (c)

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