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Structural Diagnosis Of The Medieval Bell Tower In The Town Of Aquileia (Italy)

Price

Free (open access)

Volume

29

Pages

10

Published

1997

Size

928 kb

Paper DOI

10.2495/STR970561

Copyright

WIT Press

Author(s)

Giuseppe Creazza, Maurizio Soranzo, Roberto Gori, Anna Saetta, Bruno Micali & Luisa Bertacchi

Abstract

This paper presents the historical evolution and mechanical analysis of the medieval bell tower in the town of Aquileia, Italy. The main characteristics of the foundation soil are examined in order to comprehend the actual stress-strain state of the tower ten centuries after its construction. Moreover, in order to

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