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      Façades of gothic Mediterranean cathedrals and fortifications. Constructive racionality facing earthquake Translated title: Fachadas de catedrales y fortificaciones del Gótico Mediterráneo. Racionalidad constructiva frente al terremoto

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          Abstract: This study continues the research taken by the teacher Cassinello, Doctoral Thesis "Seismic rationality in Gothic architecture: structural and building types" (Cassinello, 2005), where she checks the special constructive facing earthquakes configuration of Spanish cathedrals, subdividing them in structures Types A or B. Types B have large spandrels on the arches, flat terraces, hidden buttresses and horizontal facades with very vertical windows. The target is to show how these facades of cathedrals and fortifications in the Spanish Mediterranean have special facing earthquake´s configuration being the essential key for the building stability. In order to do it we select and analyse various samples. The Method of the equivalents and horizontals forces and the Analysis of confined masonry defines the design´s principles founds in these facades. Analytical methods relating horizontal areas of façades and areas of buildings, or vertical and horizontal spaces between windows and graphic methods with parabolic arcs or compressed prisms saving the vertical windows provide us comparative results. His analysis allows us how to classify the ability of each façade facing earthquake forces and drawing conclusions that demonstrate this special design.

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          Resumen: El estudio avanza en la investigación emprendida por la profesora Cassinello, Tesis Doctoral “Racionalidad sísmica en la arquitectura ojival: tipos estructurales y constructivos” (Cassinello, 2005), donde comprueba la configuración constructiva antisismo de las catedrales españolas detectando dos Tipos estructurales A y B. Las Tipo B poseen enjutas sobre arcos, cubiertas aterrazadas, contrarrestos ocultos y fachadas horizontales con huecos muy verticales. El objetivo es analizar cómo fachadas de catedrales y fortificaciones del Levante Mediterráneo español adquieren especial configuración antisismo siendo clave en la estabilidad de conjunto, seleccionando para ello diversas muestras. El método de fuerzas horizontales equivalentes y el análisis de mampostería confinada describen principios estructurales de diseño existentes en estas Fachadas. Métodos analíticos que relacionan áreas horizontales de fachadas y edificio, espacios verticales y horizontales entre huecos y métodos gráficos con arcos parabólicos o prismas comprimidos salvando los huecos nos aportan resultados comparativos. Su análisis permite clasificar la capacidad de cada Fachada de enfrentar fuerzas provenientes de sismos obteniendo conclusiones que evidencian este especial diseño.

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                Journal
                rconst
                Revista de la construcción
                Revista de la Construcción
                Escuela de Construcción Civil, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (Santiago, , Chile )
                0718-915X
                August 2017
                : 16
                : 2
                : 202-214
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                [1] Toledo orgnameEscuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid Spain
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                S0718-915X2017000200202
                10.7764/rdlc.16.2.202
                caab27e2-09cb-4eff-826a-0bd70d1ea26f

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

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                : 03 August 2017
                : 31 January 2015
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                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 7, Pages: 13
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                confined masonry,compressed prims,parabolic arcs,Fuerzas horizontales equivalentes,mampostería confinada,terrazas planas,primas comprimidos,arcos parabólicos,Horizontal equivalent forces,flat terraces

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