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1 online resource : text file, PDF |
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Cover ; Half Title ; Title ; Copyrights ; Table of contents; Preface ; Chapter 1. On the importance of towers; Chapter 2. A first insight into towers' behaviour: Geotechnical and structural mechanisms, leaning instability, long-term behaviour; Chapter 3 . Tower of Pisa: Lessons learned by observation and analysis; Chapter 4 . The Ghirlandina Tower in Modena: An example of dynamic identification; Chapter 5. The Big Ben Clock Tower: Protective compensation grouting operations |
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Chapter 6. Preservation of historic towers in Venice: The instructive monitoring-driven intervention on the foundations of the Frari bell towerChapter 7. Carmine Bell Tower in Napoli: Prediction of soil-structure interaction under seismic actions; Chapter 8. The Leaning Tower of St. Moritz: A structure on a creeping landslide; Chapter 9. The towers of St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna; Chapter 10. The tower of the Admiralty in Saint Petersburg; Chapter 11. Preservation of the main tower of Bayon temple, Angkor, Cambodia |
| Summary |
"Conservation of monuments and historic sites is one of the most challenging problems facing modern civilization. It involves various cultural, humanistic, social, technical, economical and administrative factors, intertwining in inextricable patterns. The complexity of the topic is such that guidelines or recommendations for intervention techniques and design approaches are difficult to set. This book assesses the role of historic towers as symbols of community identity and how to best preserve this special cultural heritage from a geotechnical point of view. Well-documented, exemplary case histories are shown that highlight the concepts of preservation, integrity and cultural heritage, that must be the starting point for any activity on monuments and historic sites. Dynamic identification techniques and techniques for long term monitoring of historic towers are also indicated, and examples appropriate intervention measures are eventually reported. The book will be of interest to professionals and academics in the wider fields of civil engineering, architecture and cultural resources management, and particularly to those involved in art history, history of architecture, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, archaeology, restoration and cultural heritage management."--Provided by publisher |
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Soil mechanics.
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Soil-structure interaction.
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Historic towers -- Conservation and restoration
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soil mechanics.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Civil -- General.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Structural.
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Soil mechanics.
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Soil-structure interaction.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Flora, Alessandro
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Viggiani, Carlo
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| ISBN |
9781315387468 |
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1315387468 |
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9781315387451 |
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131538745X |
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9781315387437 |
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1315387433 |
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