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Dynamic and Seismic Assessment of the Gabbia Tower in Mantua, Italy

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The paper describes the experimental procedures applied to assess the structural condition and the seismic vulnerability of the Gabbia tower in Mantua, after the seismic sequence of Spring 2012. An extensive research program was planned and carried out to support the future preservation actions, including direct survey and historic and documentary research, several experimental and numerical tasks. The paper summarizes the results provided by a wide multi-disciplinary investigation and especially focuses on the key role of direct local inspection and dynamic testing in the seismic assessment of the historic building.

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Acknowledgments

The research was supported by the Municipality of Mantua. M. Antico, M. Cucchi (VibLab, Laboratory of Vibrations and Dynamic Monitoring of Structures, Politecnico di Milano) and Arch. C. Tiraboschi are gratefully acknowledged for their help during the field tests.

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  1. ABC Department of Architecture, Built Environment and Construction Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy

    Antonella Saisi, Carmelo Gentile, Marco Guidobaldi & Lorenzo Cantini

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Saisi, A., Gentile, C., Guidobaldi, M., Cantini, L. (2015). Dynamic and Seismic Assessment of the Gabbia Tower in Mantua, Italy. In: Toniolo, L., Boriani, M., Guidi, G. (eds) Built Heritage: Monitoring Conservation Management. Research for Development. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08533-3_12

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