In recent decades, the urgency to protect and upgrade cultural heritage structures (CHS) has
become of primary importance due to their unique value and potential areas of impact …

Vision-based manual inspection technology for identifying and assessing superficial
damage of historic buildings is time-and labor-consuming. To overcome these limits, this …

Continuously identified natural frequencies of vibration can provide unique information for
low-cost automated condition assessment of civil constructions and infrastructures …

The response of the San Pietro monumental bell-tower located in Perugia, Italy, to the 2016
Central Italy seismic sequence is investigated, taking advantage of the availability of field …

In recent years, the development of long-term structural health monitoring systems for
preventive conservation of historic monumental buildings is receiving a growing trend of …

This article presents the development and the results of 1 year of implementation of a simple
vibration-based structural health monitoring system for preventive conservation and …

Abstract The Gabbia Tower, about 54.0 m high and dating back to the XIII century, is the
tallest tower in Mantua, overlooking the historic centre listed within the UNESCO Heritage …

In October 2016, two major earthquakes occurred in Marche region in the Centre of Italy,
causing widespread damage. The epicentre of the second one struck Norcia, Visso and …

Abstract Heritage buildings in Latin American countries possess high architectural value.
Studying these constructions under extreme loads, particularly earthquakes, requires …

A wide program of structural assessment has been carried out by Politecnico di Milano on
the historic bell tower of the church Chiesa Collegiata in Arcisate (Varese, northern Italy) …