<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> The truss of the Roman Catholic Church of the holy Kozma and Damian was managed to date to the year 1470/71d. It represents one of the few well-preserved medieval structures in this region. The form of roofs is a typical for rafter collar-beam construction without stiffening frame. The geometrical analysis of the main roofs trusses is based on logical dependencies and a description of a process in the truss design, pointing to evaluative relations resulting especially from the Pythagorean Geometry. Consequently, a spatial numerical model of the roof structure was developed in order to perform a static analysis of the roof structure in accordance with present standards. Due to the fact that during the diagnostic survey there were noted some missing structural elements in the roof construction (angle braces), in further analysis, an attention was paid to the importance of the selected structural elements and their role in the construction of the truss itself.</p></abstract>

The truss of the Roman Catholic Church of the holy Kozma and Damian was managed to date to the year 1470/71d. It represents one of the few well-preserved medieval structures in this region. The form of roofs is a typical for rafter collar-beam construction without stiffening frame. The geometrical analysis of the main roofs trusses is based on logical dependencies and a description of a process in the truss design, pointing to evaluative relations resulting especially from the Pythagorean Geometry. Consequently, a spatial numerical model of the roof structure was developed in order to perform a static analysis of the roof structure in accordance with present standards. Due to the fact that during the diagnostic survey there were noted some missing structural elements in the roof construction (angle braces), in further analysis, an attention was paid to the importance of the selected structural elements and their role in the construction of the truss itself.

Geometric and Static Analysis of the Historical Trusses in Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Kozma and Damian in the Abramová Village

Department of Building Engineering and Urban Planning, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Žilina, Univerzitná 1, 01026 Žilina, Slovakia

Department of Mediamatics and Cultural Heritage, Faculty of Humanities, University of Žilina, Univerzitná 1, 01026 Žilina, Slovakia

Department of Structures and Bridges, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Žilina, Univerzitná 1, 01026 Žilina, Slovakia

Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Žilina, Univerzitná 1, 01026 Žilina, Slovakia

Civil and Environmental Engineering

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The truss of the Roman Catholic Church of the holy Kozma and Damian was managed to date to the year 1470/71d. It represents one of the few well-preserved...

Geometric and Static Analysis of the Historical Trusses in Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Kozma and Damian in the Abramová Village

Published Online: Dec 12, 2015

Page range: 136 - 141

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cee-2015-0017

Keywords
Historical trusses, Geometric analysis, Static analysis

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Geometric and Static Analysis of the Historical Trusses in Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Kozma and Damian in the Abramová Village

Published Online: Dec 12, 2015

Page range: 136 - 141

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/cee-2015-0017

KeywordsHistorical trusses, Geometric analysis, Static analysis

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Historical trusses, Geometric analysis, Static analysis