Study the conservation state of the façade of the Basilica of Santa Croce (Lecce Italy) using ground penetrating radar

Anna Rita Carrozzo, Filippo Comisi, Lara De Giorgi, Giovanni Leucci, Lucrezia Longhitano, Chiara Torre
Abstract:
The basilica of Santa Croce in Lecce is a baroque church internationally well known; the starting point for this research was the evidence that some structures of the façade are more damaged and present signs of subsidence. The possible causes of damages can be: i) buried structures or subsurface anomalies; ii) not suitable microclimatic conditions; iii) deposition of pollutants. In order to study the first cause of damage geophysical survey, using groundpenetrating radar (GPR) was performed. This allow to obtain information on buried structures or to locate and identify anomalies related to a restoration intervention carried out in the 80s.
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IMEKO-TC4-MetroArchaeo2022-066.pdf
DOI:
10.21014/tc4-ARC-2022.066
Event details
IMEKO TC:
TC4
Event name:
TC4 MetroArchaeo 2022
Title:

IMEKO TC4 International Conference on Metrology for Archaeology and Cultural Heritage

Place:
Consenca, ITALY
Time:
19 September 2022 - 21 September 2022