Structural stability is a major item when considering very high masonry buildings made of stones, bricks, etc. that can undergo sudden structural failures and collapses often without any obvious signs of warning. This study discusses some recent interventions of consolidation and the scientific investigation performed on the Civic Tower in Ravenna, together with main results of historical research conducted on the building. All this information and relevant data merge in a multimedia database which will help to design appropriate conservation and restoration works, mainly concerned with the reconstruction of the apical part of the tower, foreshortened ten years ago for safety reasons, by means of the original materials catalogued and preserved up to this day.
Historical and physical structural studies for preservation of Medieval towers and belfries
VOLPE, Lisa
2010
Abstract
Structural stability is a major item when considering very high masonry buildings made of stones, bricks, etc. that can undergo sudden structural failures and collapses often without any obvious signs of warning. This study discusses some recent interventions of consolidation and the scientific investigation performed on the Civic Tower in Ravenna, together with main results of historical research conducted on the building. All this information and relevant data merge in a multimedia database which will help to design appropriate conservation and restoration works, mainly concerned with the reconstruction of the apical part of the tower, foreshortened ten years ago for safety reasons, by means of the original materials catalogued and preserved up to this day.I documenti in SFERA sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
