Rocking of a rigid block freestanding on a flat pedestal |
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| Authors: | " target="_blank">Antonio Gesualdo Antonino Iannuzzo Michela Monaco Francesco Penta |
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| Institution: | 1.Department of Structures for Engineering and Architecture,University of Naples Federico II,Naples,Italy;2.Department of Architecture and Industrial Design,University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli,Aversa (Ce),Italy;3.Department of Industrial Engineering,University of Naples Federico II,Naples,Italy |
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| Abstract: | The seismic protection of objects contained within museums is a topic of great interest, especially with reference to how they are displayed or stored. This problem is the same as that of a large class of non-structural components, such as mechanical and electrical hospital and laboratory equipment that could lose their functionality because of earthquakes. Statues and ceramics simply supported on the floor represent a significant set of case. In some cases, like the Bronzes of Riace, isolation systems have been developed. However, in general museum exhibits are not equipped with devices capable of mitigating the oscillations induced by possible earthquakes. The case study of a marble statue placed on a freestanding squat rigid pedestal is examined. The system of algebraic differential equations governing the problem has been derived and included in an ad-hoc numerical procedure. It is shown that the insertion of a squat rigid body with low frictional resistance at the lower interface with the floor, and high frictional resistance at the upper interface with the artifact significantly reduces the amplitude of the rocking response. As a result the artifact rocks without sliding on the rigid base that slides without rocking with respect to the floor. The numerical analysis performed can be a tool to help in the choice of the optimal friction values in the surfaces of the flat block, designed as a simple isolation system. |
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