The static structural analysis of a historical masonry building at Curitiba, PR.

Resumo

The structural analysis of historical structures is an important requirement to accomplish the conservation
of historical heritage efficiently. Frequently the structural analysis of historical buildings is a hard task. These
difficulties are due to the empirical way in which most of these structures were designed and built, making it
difficult to obtain the structural material mechanic parameters, and to obtain the knowledge of the way they were
built. Although Brazil presents several historical buildings there are few studies concerning the structural analysis
of such structures. In this scenario, this work has as aim to contribute to the structural analysis of Brazilian
historical building in order to be useful to future researchers of the subject. This work consists of a case study
which uses a numerical finite element method using the Abaqus/Cae program to perform the static analysis of a
colonial Building, built in structural brick masonry with a wooden truss system roof dated from the 18TH at
Curitiba, PR. The obtained static analysis consists of the stresses and displacements of the masonry walls under
the action of self-weight and wind loads. The obtained results allow to assess the current structural safety condition
of the building.