Structural evaluation and retrofitting of roofed fountains at the center of open courtyard of historical Islamic religious buildings in Cairo

Other Title(s)

التقييم والتدعيم الإنشائي للفوارات المسقوفة بالصحن الأوسط في المباني الأثرية الدينية الإسلامية بالقاهرة

Author

Abd al-Ati, Yasir Yahya Amin

Source

Arab Journal for the Humanities

Issue

Vol. 37, Issue 145 (31 Jan. 2019), pp.325-345, 21 p.

Publisher

Kuwait University Academic Publication Council

Publication Date

2019-01-31

Country of Publication

Kuwait

No. of Pages

21

Main Subjects

History and Geography
Islamic Studies
Architecture Engineering

Abstract EN

The present paper studies structural stability, seismic vulnerability and retrofitting proposals of the roofed fountains that are located at the central open courtyard of historical Islamic religious buildings in Cairo.

Although, these fountains are considered among the major interior architectural elements that can be found at numerous historical buildings in Cairo through all Islamic eras, besides their vital functions and protrusion; they have not been covered sufficiently by researchers.

Architectural design of these historical fountains is generally similar, which makes them sharing nearly the same major structural deficiencies and risks; such as losing its timber domed roof and sometimes they totally collapse.

The general structural system of these fountains is characterized by slender stone columns, high ductility, poor connections.

On top of that, if lacks any bracing system.

The structural stability and overall dynamic behaviour of these historical central fountains in Cairo are checked out through eigen-value and response spectrum analyses of a number of 3D finite element (FE) models of a representative case-study, which is the central fountain of “Sultan Hassan” madrasa (1356-63 A.D.).

Evaluation of results of different models that represent a number of retrofitting alternatives would help to derive conclusions and recommendation for fountain’s structural conservation and retrofitting.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Abd al-Ati, Yasir Yahya Amin. 2019. Structural evaluation and retrofitting of roofed fountains at the center of open courtyard of historical Islamic religious buildings in Cairo. Arab Journal for the Humanities،Vol. 37, no. 145, pp.325-345.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1190784

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Abd al-Ati, Yasir Yahya Amin. Structural evaluation and retrofitting of roofed fountains at the center of open courtyard of historical Islamic religious buildings in Cairo. Arab Journal for the Humanities Vol. 37, no. 145 (Jan. 2019), pp.325-345.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1190784

American Medical Association (AMA)

Abd al-Ati, Yasir Yahya Amin. Structural evaluation and retrofitting of roofed fountains at the center of open courtyard of historical Islamic religious buildings in Cairo. Arab Journal for the Humanities. 2019. Vol. 37, no. 145, pp.325-345.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1190784

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Record ID

BIM-1190784