Concezione strutturale e risposta sismica delle strutture lignee di copertura

In view of assessing the seismic vulnerability of timber roof structures, it is necessary to define evaluation criteria for the various elements and features that influence the structural response. Ths work focuses on the structural concept, particularly interesting because of the numerous existing solutions; indeed, these structures, originally conceived for vertical loads, may be more or less apt to respond to seismic action. With the classic tools of modal and response spectrum analysis the effect of the structural concept has been investigated, in order to define a basis for classification criteria. The aspects that appeared to affect positively the seismic response are a suitable association of the design parameters, according to the traditional construction practice, and the effectiveness of the connections that realize the threedimensionality of the structure.