Ilaria Miccoli, Lara De Giorgi, Ivan Ferrari, Francesco Giuri, Giovanni Leucci, Giuseppe Scardozzi
This paper presents some of the results of the GPR and ERT surveys conducted at the Castle of Melfi in order to document the presence of ancient buried structures. The fortress is made up of several buildings modified and added over time: the original core of the structure dates back to the Norman period and was probably built on a previous Byzantine castrum between the end of the 11th and the beginning of the 12th century; it was enlarged in the Frederick era and underwent further modifications in Angevin and Aragonese period. Integrated GPR and ERT investigations were conducted inside two...
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Anna Rita Carrozzo, Filippo Comisi, Lara De Giorgi, Giovanni Leucci, Lucrezia Longhitano, Chiara Torre
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...
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Lara De Giorgi, Immacolata Ditaranto, Giovanni Leucci, Giuseppe Scardozzi
The ancient city of Rudiae is one of the largest Messapian settlements of Salento. It was inhabited from the 8th cent. BC until at least the 6th- 5th cent. AD, with a very important phase between the late 6th to the 3rd cent. BC. At the beginning of 2nd cent. AD dates back the amphitheatre, recently excavated. Here different methods of geophysical prospecting (GPR, Magnetometry, ERT) are performed. The anomalies highlighted by the integrated geophysical approach have been verified and confirmed by subsequent archaeological excavations. In particular, the anomalies are ascribed to...
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Alberto Bucciero, Lara De Giorgi, Giovanni Leucci
The SAGAcE (Sistema Avanzato di MonitoraGgio AmbiEntale- ADVANCED ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEM) project which has as its main objective the environmental monitoring of water, air and soil. To know the state of the environment with objective data, it is advisable to create detection systems located throughout the territory, which periodically acquire a series of specific parameters for the main environmental matrices (air, water and soil), or which allow, if necessary, a punctual detection, through specific missions, of the quantity of pollutants in large areas and with low costs. With...
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Lara De Giorgi, Dora Francesca Barbolla, Filippo Comisi, Chiara Torre, Giovanni Leucci
The condition of the wood structure and its components should be carefully recorded before considering any action. The diagnosis of wood structures in heritage should precede any intervention. Is important to know preliminarily the construction and structural system, the decay condition and the causes. Furthermore, damage or structural failure should be considered. The diagnosis must be based principally on measurements of physical parameters using non-destructive testing (NDT), and if necessary on laboratory testing. Water is one of the principal causes of wood decay. In this study...
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Giovanni Leucci, Tommaso Ismaelli, Giuseppe Scardozzi
An in-depth analysis of some areas in the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine city of Hierapolis of Phrygia has been carried out using high resolution geophysical methods integrated to the archaeological surveys in order to detect evidence of archaeological features buried under colluvial deposits and to acquire new data of some sectors of the urban area. In particular, three areas were investigated in the northern, central and southern sectors of the ancient city: i) the Northern Agora; ii) the Sanctuary of Apollo; iii) some insulae with houses in the central and southern sectors of the city....
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Peixuan Wang, Gabriele Milani, Nicola Grillanda
In this contribute, the authors propose a comprehensive limit analysis approach based on consolidated and innovative techniques for the exact identification of local mechanisms in masonry aggregates. On a three-dimensional (3D) model of the whole aggregate both pre-assigned mechanisms (CINE) and adaptive meshes (NURBS) are used. The computation of the horizontal load multiplier is carried out through the application of the Principle of Virtual Powers with a classic upper bound point of view. The analysis results show that, compared with the simple overturning collapse mechanism, the other...
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Mohamad Issam Sayyaf, Domenico Luca Carnì, Francesco Lamonaca
Detection, and classification of cracks in buildings are vital to prevent damage and their sudden collapse. This is particularly important to preserve our cultural heritage and save human life. Nowadays, trained operators perform these operations. Consequently, the number of buildings under monitoring is too low and costs are high. Besides the fact that the accuracy and as a consequence the reliability of the inspection results depend on the human operator expertise. For this reason, literature has proposed the implementation of distributed monitoring systems that automatically detect and...
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Giancarlo Bilotti, Domenico Bruno, Domenico Luca Carnì, Rosamaria Codispoti, Pasquale Daponte, Francesco Demarco, Domenico Gaudio, Francesco Lamonaca, Gabriele Milani, Saverio Porzio, Carmelo Scuro, Lorenzo Surace, Alessandro Tedesco
The special session, in which this paper is submitted, is dedicated to stimulate scientific discussion in the research fields in which Professor Renato Sante Olivito worked for many years giving his innovative and indisputable contribution. Professor Olivito's research involved civil engineering and structural mechanics. His research fields over the years are: Eco-sustainable composite materials for reinforcing modern and historic masonry constructions; experimentation on Fiber Reinforced Cementitious Matrix (FRCM); monitoring of structures; fracture analysis in brittle materials; structural...
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Maria Ricciardi, Concetta Pironti, Antonio Faggiano, Andrea Bergomi, Valeria Comite, Paola Fermo, Vittoria Guglielmi, Carlo Mariani, Daniele Sofia, Oriana Motta, Antonio Proto
The monitoring of the concentration of harmful air pollutants is mandatory to prevent the deterioration of cultural heritage and, at the same time, safeguard the health of visitors and workers. The present study is focused on the determination of the concentration of specific air pollutants (nitrogen dioxide and aromatic hydrocarbons, precisely benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene) in the Sanctuary of the Beata Vergine dei Miracoli (Saronno, Italy) by passive air sampling. The results of this monitoring suggest that indoor concentration of NO2 and benzene are always higher than outdoor...
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