ABSTRACT

The tower has a rigid joint with the lateral walls of the main body of the church.This joint can be observed in the west, south and east sides of the tower. The joint in the west wall of the nave reaches the height of 18 m, although the joint of the east wall reaches 9 m high. (Figure 3)

2 DYNAMIC TEST

Several dynamic tests have been performed on the belltower to know the mechanical parameters, vibration modes (bending and torsion) and structural damping.