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Arce, A.; Jiménez Rios, A.; Tomic, I.; Biggs, D. Structural Analysis in the Sympathetic Restoration and Conservation of the Gopinath Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal. Preprints2024, 2024031578. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.1578.v1
Arce, A.; Jiménez Rios, A.; Tomic, I.; Biggs, D. Structural Analysis in the Sympathetic Restoration and Conservation of the Gopinath Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal. Preprints 2024, 2024031578. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.1578.v1
Arce, A.; Jiménez Rios, A.; Tomic, I.; Biggs, D. Structural Analysis in the Sympathetic Restoration and Conservation of the Gopinath Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal. Preprints2024, 2024031578. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.1578.v1
APA Style
Arce, A., Jiménez Rios, A., Tomic, I., & Biggs, D. (2024). Structural Analysis in the Sympathetic Restoration and Conservation of the Gopinath Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.1578.v1
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Arce, A., Igor Tomic and David Biggs. 2024 "Structural Analysis in the Sympathetic Restoration and Conservation of the Gopinath Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202403.1578.v1
Abstract
The sympathetic restoration and conservation of built cultural heritage play a significant role in the management and preparedness for future climate scenarios by facilitating adaptive reuse, enhancing cultural resilience, preserving traditional knowledge, and boosting tourism. The importance of restoring damaged heritage sites after an earthquake drew international attention to Nepal after the 2015 Gorka Earthquake. UNESCO established an office in Kathmandu to promote the restoration of tangible and intangible heritage in the area. This included developing structural analyses of buildings with historical and cultural value that due to their nature cannot be intervened with the same methodology as modern buildings. In this paper, the case study of the earthquake-damaged Gopinath temple, is discussed. First, an initial visual inspection phase and the following diagnosis of the structure are discussed. Then, the results from a series of static and dynamic structural analyses performed to determine the safety level of the structure, together with a sensitivity analysis, are presented. A sympathetic intervention proposal capable of increasing the temple safety level and based on the addition of timber plates, has resulted in substantial improvements of the lateral behavior of the structure. The proposed intervention is deemed sustainable and able to increase the resilience of the temple in the face of future hazards.
Engineering, Architecture, Building and Construction
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