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Engineering-Geolocial study of St. George castle of Cephalonia (Ionian Islands, Greece)
Abstract A description of the superficial and underground constructions as well as the existing structural problems of St. George castle of Cephalonia is attempted, in order to organise a restoration plant of the site. The area of study is sited 5km SE of the major twon of the island of Cephalonia, Argostoli. During the field investigation, a total of 565 discontinuity measurements, at seven narrow sampling areas, were taken. Using the Schmidt-diagram method through data processing, it was concluded that the rock mass behaves like a compact mass and does not generate any stability problems to the castle construction. It is noticeable that the structural problems of the castle buildings are due mainly to the earthquake activity of the area, followed by unfavourable climatic conditions and human intervention. The study of the materials used in each phase of construction, as well as the determination of their provenance, have been proved very useful in case of restoration of the castle.
Engineering-Geolocial study of St. George castle of Cephalonia (Ionian Islands, Greece)
Abstract A description of the superficial and underground constructions as well as the existing structural problems of St. George castle of Cephalonia is attempted, in order to organise a restoration plant of the site. The area of study is sited 5km SE of the major twon of the island of Cephalonia, Argostoli. During the field investigation, a total of 565 discontinuity measurements, at seven narrow sampling areas, were taken. Using the Schmidt-diagram method through data processing, it was concluded that the rock mass behaves like a compact mass and does not generate any stability problems to the castle construction. It is noticeable that the structural problems of the castle buildings are due mainly to the earthquake activity of the area, followed by unfavourable climatic conditions and human intervention. The study of the materials used in each phase of construction, as well as the determination of their provenance, have been proved very useful in case of restoration of the castle.
Engineering-Geolocial study of St. George castle of Cephalonia (Ionian Islands, Greece)
Kolaiti, E. (author) / Koumantakis, J. (author)
1991
Article (Journal)
English
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