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On the Role of Historical Research in the Structural Condition Assessment of Heritage Structures

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Handbook of Cultural Heritage Analysis

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Natural events and the degradation of materials cause the loss of historical built heritage worldwide. An attempt to provide a comprehensive answer to the need for structural safety and conservation has been made during the last decades in several European countries because of major earthquakes. Innovative approaches and recommendations have been included in relevant technical codes, whose revision and validation are ongoing. Progress in technology and technical knowledge deployed new and detailed tools for the quantitative analysis of heritage structures, but this has led to the need of a continuous and conscious interaction between different professionals despite their cultural background. This chapter deals with the role of historical research in the technical process regarding the structural assessment and design of works to ensure the stability and durability of historical structures exposed to seismic and other natural hazards. Historical analysis is crucial in the assessment of built heritage, and it makes it possible to draft accurate and effective in situ investigation plans, essential for the implementation of structural models and analyses. Some examples of historical analyses complying with the needs associated to structural performance assessment are illustrated to this aim.

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Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful to ARCUS spa and MIBACT for their research contribution provided for the analysis of the Carthusian monastery of Trisulti in Collepardo (Fr) and Villa d’Este in Tivoli (Rome) within the project “Seismic Assessment of National Museums.”

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  1. ITC-CNR, Construction Technologies Institute, National Research Council, L’Aquila, Italy

    Adriana Marra & Giovanni Fabbrocino

  2. ITC-CNR, Construction Technologies Institute, National Research Council, Naples, Italy

    Carlo Rainieri

  3. Department of Biosciences and Territory, StreGa Laboratory, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy

    Giovanni Fabbrocino

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Correspondence to Adriana Marra , Carlo Rainieri or Giovanni Fabbrocino .

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  1. Department of Geosciences, University of Malta, Msida, Malta

    Sebastiano D'Amico

  2. University of Messina, Messina, Italy

    Valentina Venuti

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Marra, A., Rainieri, C., Fabbrocino, G. (2022). On the Role of Historical Research in the Structural Condition Assessment of Heritage Structures. In: D'Amico, S., Venuti, V. (eds) Handbook of Cultural Heritage Analysis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60016-7_57

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