Structural analysis of the St.Bartholomeus Church and determination of the current damage state

When we look at the structures in Turkey, we see that masonry structures are widespread. In addition, there are many historical masonry structures in our country, which is rich in historical heritage. For this reason, in order to make recovers such as intervention and strengthening to the historical structures, it is necessary to determine the behavior of the structure, material and structural properties and current status of the structure, under static and dynamic loads. Masonry structures are one of the most vulnerable structures against major earthquakes. Considering that our country is in highly seismic zone, it is important for our country to minimize damage in such historical masonry structures in case of earthquake that can happen in the future, to make static and dynamic analyzes correctly and to take the necessary measures by taking many disciplines together. In this study, which was prepared for the master's degree, first of all, general information about historical masonry structures was presented and detailed information was given about the St. Bartholomeus Church. In this sense, history, architectural features, seismicity, current situation and material properties related to St. Bartholomeus Church have been explained in detail. Then, finite element model was created using SAP2000 software and structural analyses were made. In this study, stress distribution of the structure were examined by performing linear analysis considering gravity loads and time history analysis. The results of the analysis were compared with the current situation of the church and the causes of the damage were determined.