Michol Rampado, Yotam Tepper, Michael Cohen, and Francesca da Porto
i Depart. of Geoscience, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, michol.rampado@phd.unipd.it
ii Zinman Institute of Archaeology University of Haifa, Israel Antiquities Authority, Israel, yotamtepper@gmail.com
iii Israel Antiquities Authority, Israel, michaelcohen58@gmail.com
iv Full Professor, Padua University, Padova, Italy, francesca.daporto@unipd.it
ABSTRACT
In Israel, most of the historical buildings dating back to the 5th – 8th century CE consist of masonry constructions that present numerous vulnerabilities related to the construction techniques of the time. To preserve the state of these buildings of high historical, artistic and architectural value, specific analysis and evaluations are necessary. This is of great importance in sites which have been declared as world heritage site, like the Shivta National Park, Israel. However, the analysis of existing masonry structures presents many difficulties mainly related to the knowledge of the original construction technique, the mechanical characteristics of the material, and the intensity of the actions that affected the structures during time. This research aims to provide an overview of the seismic vulnerability of some structures in Shivta, focusing on a specific building (Building 86), dating back to the Roman period, which presents typical earthquake damage. Starting from a historical, archaeological and geometric analysis of the archaeological site of Shivta, also supported by Building Information Modeling of the existing structures, a detailed seismic analysis of building n.86 is carried out.
KEYWORDS: Masonry buildings, Seismic Vulnerability, Numerical Analysis, Earthquake, Late antiquity archaeology, Shivta abandonment.
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