A probe into the seismic history of Athens, Greece from the current state of a classical monument

Psycharis, IN

dc.contributor.author	Psycharis, IN	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:25:47Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:25:47Z
dc.date.issued	2007	en
dc.identifier.issn	8755-2930	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/17755
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Civil	en
dc.subject.classification	Engineering, Geological	en
dc.subject.other	Earthquake effects	en
dc.subject.other	Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Historic preservation	en
dc.subject.other	Structural analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Classical monument	en
dc.subject.other	Seismic history	en
dc.subject.other	Seismic response	en
dc.title	A probe into the seismic history of Athens, Greece from the current state of a classical monument	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1193/1.2722794	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1193/1.2722794	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2007	en
heal.abstract	Based on the current deformation of a column of the temple of Olympios Zeus (Olympieion) in Athens, Greece, a backward analysis is performed in an effort to investigate the seismic history of the area during the last 2,000 years that the monument has been standing. The analysis inevitably contains many ambiguities, due to the nonlinearity and sensitivity of the seismic response, and the unknown geometry of the structure during each era of its life. In spite of these drawbacks, conclusions can be drawn; these, however, should be verified by similar analyses of other nearby monuments. The results show that the present state of the monument could be the result of: many medium-size, typical, near-field earthquakes with a PGV around 30 cm/s and with an average return period of about 250 years; or a smaller number of stronger earthquakes with a PGV around 50 cm/s and a return period of about 500 years; or a single event with a PGV up to 100 cm/s. It seems unlikely that earthquakes containing pulses of long periods (greater than 1.2 sec) have occurred. © 2007, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute.	en
heal.publisher	EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING RESEARCH INST	en
heal.journalName	Earthquake Spectra	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1193/1.2722794	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000249085100006	en
dc.identifier.volume	23	en
dc.identifier.issue	2	en
dc.identifier.spage	393	en
dc.identifier.epage	415	en