A study on lateral support systems of Ottoman historical structures

Earthquakes are known to be natural hazards that have affected tremendously historical structures.Therefore, there is a need for a better understanding oflateral resisting systems and seismic behaviourof such structures. Generally, historical structures have very complex load carrying behaviour due tothe massive and continuous interaction of domes, vaults, arches and pillars. In this study, dome systems of Ottoman historical structures will be reviewed and lateral supporting systems for the different typeof domes will be classified. The seismic behaviour of the lateral resisting system with different types of dome systems are presented and analysis are performed to investigate the effect of dome system type on the dynamic characteristics of the main structure.