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orthostate (Ø0 in Fig. 7), i.e. without any connections. Significant damages with collapses of the orthostate blocks are predicted by the numerical analysis (see Fig. 8) thus pointing out the significance of the connectors redesign. The analysis provided also the design force for the special connectors equal to approximately 7 tons.

Fig. 7. Dimensioning schemes considered for the connections.

Fig. 8. Results of the numerical analysis for the case of the free standing orthostate (Ø0) . a) Bisaccia record – failure of the backing wall, b) Bagnoli-Irpino record – Collapse of the central part of the pediment, c) Kozani earthquake – collapse of one block of the orthostate, d) Athens 1999 earthquake – collapse of the central part of the pediment.