Uncu, Gülen;
Dede, Sahin;
Çaktı, Eser;
(2024)
Mechanical Properties Evaluation of Blue Mosque Minaret Stones: An Experimental Campaign.
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Proceedings of the 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (WCEE 2024).
Earthquake Engineering (WCEE 2024): Milan, Italy.
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Abstract
Engineering modeling and analysis of historical structures include various uncertainties and related difficulties. The most important difficulty is to obtain consistent data of structural materials without damaging historical texture as much as possible. The aim of this study is to determine the average compressive strength of the minarets of the Blue Mosque by means of ultrasonic testing. In the scope of the study, cube samples were collected from the unusable stones that were remained from restoration works carried out in the mosque. Compressive strength tests were performed following ultrasonic tests and a highly correlated relation was obtained. This relation was used in a detailed ultrasonic test study carried out in the minarets of the Blue Mosque and afterward, the mean compressive strength distributions for each minaret were estimated. It is thought that the results of the compressive strength test applied for the first time on the Blue Mosque stones as well as the detailed results for each minaret will make a significant contribution to the literature for future restoration studies and analyzes.
| Type: | Proceedings paper |
|---|---|
| Title: | Mechanical Properties Evaluation of Blue Mosque Minaret Stones: An Experimental Campaign |
| Event: | 18th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (WCEE2024) |
| Location: | Milan |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://www.wcee2024.it/ |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Blue Mosque, compressive strength, non-destructive techniques, cultural heritage, masonry structure |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Civil, Environ and Geomatic Eng |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10197068 |
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