Shaking table tests on the large scale model of Mustafa Pasha Mosque without and with FRP

Shaking table tests were carried out on a large scale model of Mustafa Pasha Mosque in Skopje within the activities of Sixth Framework Program PROHITECH - " Earthquake protection of historical buildings by reversible mixed technologies:. The main aim of experimental investigation was to evaluate the seismic stability of the monument after applying a reversible technology for strengthening. Beside the experimental shaking table testing of the model, three-dimensional finite element analyses were carried out using the general purpose software package ANSYS. The numerical models were calibrated on the basis of mechanical properties of masonry obtained from compression and shear tests on wall specimens built with same technique used for the original prototype. The comparison between experimental and numerical results allowed the reliability of the implemented models to be evaluated. Finally the effectiveness of strengthening and the evolution of crack patterns observed during each phase of the testing programme has been analyzed on the basis of the obtained results.