PACHON, PABLO1; SÁEZ, ANDRÉS2; CÁMARA, MARGARITA3; RODRIGUEZ-MAYORGA, Mª ESPERANZA4; COMPÁN, VÍCTOR5

1 Researcher, University of Seville, Department of Building Structures and Ground Engineering, ppachon@us.es

2 Professor, University of Seville, Department of Continuum Mechanics and Structural Analysis, andres@us.es

3 Assistant Professor, University of Seville, Department of Building Structures and Ground Engineering, mcamara@us.es

4 Assistant Professor, University of Seville, Department of Continuum Mechanics and Structural Analysis, espe@us.es

5 Assistant Professor, University of Seville, Department of Building Structures and Ground Engineering, compan@us.es

The use of Operational Modal Analysis is establishing as an acceptable tool for the update of numerical models. Through its application, mechanical properties of structural elements, as stiffness or mass, can be obtained with great accuracy. The analysis of the current structural state of the Monastery of San Jerónimo, an important piece of heritage located in Seville (Spain), is presented in this paper. The monastery dates from the XV century. The cloister has been analysed by OMA in order to update a FE model, to subsequently carry out the structural assessment of the Monastery.

Keywords: Operational Modal Analysis, Cultural heritage, Monastery of San Jeronimo.