Load capacity proof of a rib vault, rebuilt based on a historical model

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Abstract

Dresden's Castle was destroyed in February 1945 to a large extent. Its gradual reconstruction took several decades. The last major building task was the reconstruction of the Schützkapelle (in English: Schütz Chapel). The biggest challenge was the construction of a masonry rib vault according to its historic model. Because of difficulties in accurately determining the mathematical description of the vault, a load test was conducted on a 1:1 model of one bay of the vault. For the load application, 48 tie rods were used. A total of six main load cases were tested. The ultimate load-bearing capacity and the serviceability of the vault were successfully demonstrated.

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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)135-143
Fachzeitschrift ce/papers : the online collection for conference papers in civil engineering
Jahrgang3
Ausgabenummer2
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2019
Peer-Review-StatusJa

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