Author(s)

A. Salvatoif, R. Quaresima, G. Taglieri and R. Volpe

Abstract

The different chemical-physical and structural behaviours between some bnck masonry structures, belonging to important historical monuments located in the middle Adriatic coastal region of Italy, are analyzed. The considered monuments are: the temple of S.Maria del Tricalle, in Chieti, which was already treated on in a previous paper; the Valignani Tower, always in Chieti; the historical masonry bridge on the Rio river (along state road 81). near Teramo. All these places are located in the coastal Adriatic belt of the Abruzzo region, about 20 km from the Adriatic sea. In order to correlate the structural behaviour and the damage assessment together with the material properties of the brick masonry, deep investigation have performed for each

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