Structural Analysis and Archaeological Modelling

The work which is closely tied to the AHRC Parnassus project will follow on from the Modelling Winchester project and Portus project using the data to perform a structural analysis of both standing and reconstructed buildings. The research will allow for archaeological interpretations of various forms of architecture to be answered with a higher certainty using structural failure mechanisms inherent with finite element analysis software. Importantly the results can be used as a basis for further examination and further modelling and will allow for the movement away from using three dimensional modelling as merely visual representations.