Time history analysis follows Newmark’s average acceleration method with an input earthquake record of the scaled El-Centro N-S 1940 to meet seismic conditions in the Bali area. Each type of Meru has three variations in the roof masses that were obtained from increasing the roof thickness from 500 mm, 600 mm, and 700 mm. As many as five types of the Meru structure traditionally built were modeled and analyzed using finite element-based software. This paper presents the analysis results of the Meru structure in responding to earthquake excitations. The Meru buildings were observed to survive many earthquake events that occurred in Bali Islands. Most research investigated the Meru building in terms of its philosophy and history. Seismic behaviors of the Meru structure as one of the sacred buildings in Balinese Temples have not been investigated extensively.
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