Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
JOURNAL OF POLYTECHNIC-POLITEKNIK DERGISI, cilt.25, sa.2, ss.545-555, 2022 (ESCI)
Some of the historical buildings that bear witnesses of civilizations and repercussion of cultures have defeated by all the negative effects of time and this time period but some of them still shed light on the present day.Examples of castle-type historical structures that challenge centuries were generally built in different forms and purposes than other types of structures. It is known that they are heavier and more durable than other structures for their construction purposes. Historical structures such as mosques, churches and bridges, expressed in a form, have structural elements such as columns, beams, vaults, domes, arches. Generally, it is easier to comment on the structural behavior of these types of structures with structural behavior theories. However, when interpreting about the structural behaviors of buildings with heavy mass, such as castle, not having a specific, regular form, it is necessary to proceed systematically in line with the basic principles of engineering. The purpose of this article is the systematic interpretation of the structural balance of the castle-type heavy mass structures under environmental effects by finite element calculation method. Three basic form in finite element modeling, rectangular, hexagonal and circular geometry samples of tower, are modeled in SAP 2000 finite element package program. The effect of time-dependent material loss of these three forms on the structure was analyzed by gradual linear static analysis.