Influence of flutes on the mechanical behaviour of Ancient Greek columns

Kourkoulis, SK; Moupagitsoglou, KE

dc.contributor.author	Kourkoulis, SK	en
dc.contributor.author	Moupagitsoglou, KE	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:30:55Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:30:55Z
dc.date.issued	2009	en
dc.identifier.issn	0039-2103	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/19676
dc.subject	Columns	en
dc.subject	Compression	en
dc.subject	Finite element analysis	en
dc.subject	Flutes	en
dc.subject	Marble	en
dc.subject	Monuments	en
dc.subject.classification	Materials Science, Characterization & Testing	en
dc.subject.other	Columns	en
dc.subject.other	Compression	en
dc.subject.other	Finite element analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Flutes	en
dc.subject.other	Monuments	en
dc.subject.other	Marble	en
dc.subject.other	Mechatronics	en
dc.subject.other	Finite element method	en
dc.title	Influence of flutes on the mechanical behaviour of Ancient Greek columns	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1111/j.1475-1305.2008.00516.x	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-1305.2008.00516.x	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2009	en
heal.abstract	Flutes are longitudinal grooves sculptured on the perimeter of the columns of ancient Greek or Roman temples. It is widely accepted that flutes were sculptured mainly for aesthetic reasons. However, strong indications exist that the presence of flutes somehow changes the overall mechanical behaviour of the column. This could be expected due to the singularities introduced by the imposed abrupt change in the boundary conditions of the specimen, where the friction boundary of the base meets the free boundary of the lateral surface. Following the previous line of thought it was decided to check this hypothesis by studying the mechanical behaviour of a typical drum of a column of the Parthenon Temple of the Acropolis of Athens. These columns have 20 flutes and their shape is accurately described as an arc of an ellipse. The study was carried out both numerically and experimentally. The parameters studied included the number and the shape of the flutes as well as the type of loading. It was concluded that the presence of flutes significantly modifies the stress and strain fields developed especially under torsion. In addition, the fluted drum appeared to be stiffer in comparison with the non-fluted one. © 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.	en
heal.publisher	WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC	en
heal.journalName	Strain	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1111/j.1475-1305.2008.00516.x	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000269708100009	en
dc.identifier.volume	45	en
dc.identifier.issue	5	en
dc.identifier.spage	468	en
dc.identifier.epage	479	en