Special Session 10

SPECIAL SESSION #10

Safety assessment and long-term behavior of heritage masonry structures with traditional and innovative metrology techniques

ORGANIZED BY

Gabriele Milani

Politecnico di Milano, Italy

gabriele.milani@polimi.it

ABSTRACT

Historical structures constitute a very important component of the cultural heritage worldwide. Generally, heritage masonry structures show robustness against environmental and other causes of deterioration. However after centuries of being built, these structures show signs of ageing, which finally lead to their “structural” failure. A continuous safety assessment of these structures is necessary for revenue earning through their touristic, infrastructural, and educational use.

The overall objective of this Special Session is to exchange ideas and new research trends towards the continuous assessment, conservation and re-functionalization of heritage masonry structures. Topics of interest of the SS are -among the others- (i) high-definition surveying and BIM, (ii) advanced numerical analyses, (iii) load testing and monitoring of structures, and (iv) IoT-based long-term monitoring.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZER

Gabriele Milani

FULL PROFESSOR in Structural Mechanics, Department ABC Politecnico di Milano (from Nov 2019).
Author of more than 570 SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS, including about 300 articles in international journals, 18 book chapters,17 editorials, 3 book, >10000 citation, H-INDEX: 53 (Scopus).
PhD (with honors) in Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Ferrara Italy.
Master of Sciences in Civil Engineering (110/110 cum laude) University of Ferrara Italy.
Visiting professor EPFL, Univ. Newcastle (UK), Yangzhou University (PRC).

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