A nonlinear approach to the wind strength of Gothic Cathedrals: the case of Notre Dame of Paris

Filippo Masi (1) , Ioannis Stefanou (1) , P Vannucci (2)

1 navier umr 8205 - Laboratoire Navier
2 LMV - Laboratoire de Mathématiques de Versailles

The problem of assessing the strength to wind actions of Gothic Cathedrals is addressed in this paper. A nonlinear approach, based upon a large-strain, large displacements formulation and using a nonlinear constitutive law modeling the no-tension behavior of the material as a damage law is proposed. The method is applied to the study of the Cathedral Notre Dame of Paris.

Mots clés: Wind actions; Gothic Cathedrals; nonlinear FEM; Notre Dame of Paris

Domaines: Sciences de l'ingénieur [physics]; Sciences de l'Homme et Société

Filippo Masi, Ioannis Stefanou, P Vannucci. A nonlinear approach to the wind strength of Gothic Cathedrals: the case of Notre Dame of Paris. 2017. ⟨hal-01458767v1⟩