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

Filippo Masi (1) , Ioannis Stefanou (1) , Paolo 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: Notre Dame of Paris; Gothic Cathedrals; Wind actions; Nonlinear FEM

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

Filippo Masi, Ioannis Stefanou, Paolo Vannucci. A nonlinear approach to the wind strength of Gothic Cathedrals: the case of Notre Dame of Paris. Engineering Structures, In press, ⟨10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.01.030⟩. ⟨hal-01458767v3⟩