Dynamic identification of historical Molla Siyah mosque before and after restoration

İsmet Çalık; Alemdar Bayraktar; Temel Türker; Ali Osman Ayan

Research Article

Recieved:

28/07/2016

Accepted:

04/12/2016

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164

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175

doi:

http://dx.doi.org/10.17515/resm2016.82st0728

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Dynamic identification of historical Molla Siyah mosque before and after restoration

İsmet Çalık¹, Alemdar Bayraktar², Temel Türker², Ali Osman Ayan¹

¹Directorate General of Foundations, Trabzon Regional Directorate, Trabzon, Turkey
²Department of Civil Engineering, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey

Abstract

The effects of restoration on the experimental dynamic characteristics of historical masonry Molla Siyah Mosque in Trabzon, Turkey, are investigated in this paper. Firstly, the initial situation and the implemented restoration works of the mosque are mentioned in detail. Then, the experimental dynamic behaviors of the mosque before and after the restoration are obtained by using the Ambient Vibration Tests. High sensitivity seismic accelerometers with cables are used during the tests. The collected signals are evaluated by Enhanced Frequency Domain Decomposition Technique, and experimental natural frequencies, mode shapes and damping ratios of the mosque are determined for the initial and restoration cases. The obtained results are compared with each other and restoration effects on the dynamic behavior of the mosque are discussed in detail.

Keywords

Restoration Effects, Ambient Vibration Testing, Experimental Dynamic Characteristics, Historical Mosques, Molla Siyah Mosque, Masonry Structures

Cite this article as:

Calik I, Bayraktar A, Türker T, Ayan AO. Dynamic identification of historical Molla Siyah mosque before and after restoration. Res. Eng. Struct. Mat., 2017; 3(3): 164-175.

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