This research presents damage causes of the pylons in the
ancient Egyptian temples based on 3D
finite elements analysis. The main purpose of the
research determines the failure causes of the first
pylon of the Ramessium temple, which is situated in
Upper Egypt, at Luxor “Thebes” on the west bank
of the Nile River. The first pylon of Ramessium temple
subjected to seismic activity effects on long
term, combined with several structural damage factors
such as the defects resulting from the
construction technique, where the builder used the poor
quality of stones in foundations of the pylon,
the building materials residue was used as filler for
the core of the pylon walls, and it lacked vertical
joints between the courses. In addition to it founded
on alluvial soil that is vulnerable to contaminated
water, it is still suffering damage factors and urban
trespasses at the moment. All of the former factors
helped the pylon to be affected by the earthquakes
loads that occurred on it. The structural behavior
of the pylon under self-weight and earthquakes loads
were carried out by Numerical analysis to find
out the loads and stresses which caused collapsing of
the pylon. Results of the study indicated that
the pylon subjected to a horizontal displacement due to
old earthquakes force, led to collapse of the
pylon. Finally, the study represents use of modern
technique to study the structural behavior of the
most important architectural units in ancient Egyptian
temples to identify the causes of its collapse.
Author(s) Details
Dr. Essam H. Mohamed
Archaeological Conservation
Department, Faculty of Archaeology, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt.
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