A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
Isolated Artificial Ground for the Seismic Safety in the Urban Reconstruction of Castelluccio di Norcia
The effects of seismic attacks, especially in ancient or historical district of hit towns, depend not only on the intensity of the seismic action, but most of all on the quality of materials and construction technique. The negative consequences of traditional design and construction approaches appeared in all their negative evidence in many areas of Central Italy affected by recent seismic sequences of medium intensity (M5-M6) in 2016–2017 where entire villages were destroyed. Now the reconstruction should solve the problem to rebuild with safety but preserving the historical aspect of buildings and landscape. This paper presents a particular application of the known technique of seismic isolation for the reconstruction with integral seismic protection of the worldwide known village of Castelluccio di Norcia in Umbria (Central Italy). The adoption of a seismic isolation system at city scale involves the construction of a large floating slab, having the dimensions of the entire compartment, stepped due to the site orography, and supported by seismic isolators, above which to construct buildings that will present the aesthetic and constructive characteristics of the collapsed original ones. The solution allows a correct interpretation of the objective to rebuild “as it was, where it was”, safeguarding the landscape, prolonging the lifetime, saving the expected cost.
Isolated Artificial Ground for the Seismic Safety in the Urban Reconstruction of Castelluccio di Norcia
The effects of seismic attacks, especially in ancient or historical district of hit towns, depend not only on the intensity of the seismic action, but most of all on the quality of materials and construction technique. The negative consequences of traditional design and construction approaches appeared in all their negative evidence in many areas of Central Italy affected by recent seismic sequences of medium intensity (M5-M6) in 2016–2017 where entire villages were destroyed. Now the reconstruction should solve the problem to rebuild with safety but preserving the historical aspect of buildings and landscape. This paper presents a particular application of the known technique of seismic isolation for the reconstruction with integral seismic protection of the worldwide known village of Castelluccio di Norcia in Umbria (Central Italy). The adoption of a seismic isolation system at city scale involves the construction of a large floating slab, having the dimensions of the entire compartment, stepped due to the site orography, and supported by seismic isolators, above which to construct buildings that will present the aesthetic and constructive characteristics of the collapsed original ones. The solution allows a correct interpretation of the objective to rebuild “as it was, where it was”, safeguarding the landscape, prolonging the lifetime, saving the expected cost.
Isolated Artificial Ground for the Seismic Safety in the Urban Reconstruction of Castelluccio di Norcia
Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Cimellaro, Gian Paolo (editor) / Mezzi, Marco (author) / Fulco, Alessandro (author)
World Conference on Seismic Isolation ; 2022 ; Turin, Italy
Seismic Isolation, Energy Dissipation and Active Vibration Control of Structures ; Chapter: 47 ; 557-574
2023-01-07
18 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
| BASE | 2019
Reconstruction and rebirth strategies in post-earthquake Central Italy: Amatrice, Norcia, Camerino
| DOAJ | 2021
How to Survive Earthquakes: The Example of Norcia
| British Library Conference Proceedings | 2019
Sustainability and resilience in the old town of Norcia, Italy
| TIBKAT | 2020