Multi-Scale Vibration Control of Museum Artifacts: A Computational Decision Framework for Seismic Protection, Environmental Vibrations and Conservation-Compatible Strategies
ARCHIVES OF COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING, cilt.11, sa.1, ss.1-30, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
- Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Dergi Adı: ARCHIVES OF COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Applied Science & Technology Source, Engineering Source (EBSCO), Scopus, Materials Science & Engineering Collection (ProQuest), Technology Collection (ProQuest), Aerospace Database, Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), ABI/INFORM, Compendex, INSPEC, MathSciNet, zbMATH, DIALNET
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-30
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Museum artifacts are exposed to
earthquakes, construction activities, visitor movement, road traffic and
building-services vibrations. Because collections are unique, fragile and often
irreplaceable, vibration protection must reduce engineering demand while also
satisfying conservation requirements, including minimum intervention,
reversibility, visual compatibility, maintainability and curator access. This
state-of-the-art review synthesizes computational, experimental and
conservation literature on museum artifact vibration control. The evidence is
interpreted through a multi-scale transmission path linking the vibration
source, host-building response, floor amplification, showcase or pedestal
dynamics, support-interface conditions and artifact-specific response. The
review shows that the most mature computational and experimental evidence is
available for rigid-block-like artifacts, statues, busts and sculpture-pedestal
systems, for which sliding, rocking, uplift, impact and overturning can be
modelled and tested. In contrast, paintings, glass objects, ceramics,
mixed-material assemblies, fragile archaeological objects and previously
damaged artifacts remain insufficiently connected to measurable vibration
descriptors and damage probability. Monitoring quantities such as peak particle
velocity (PPV), peak acceleration, root-mean-square (RMS) acceleration and
vibration dose are useful management indicators, but they should not be treated
as direct fragility criteria without object-specific interpretation. To improve
practical applicability, the paper proposes a traceable computational decision
framework that maps artifact archetypes, vibration sources, response modes,
modelling options, protection strategies, uncertainty and conservation
constraints. The framework is intended as decision support rather than a
prescriptive design code, and it requires object-specific verification through
analysis, testing, monitoring and conservation assessment.