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This paper describes some of the engineering aspects of the work, of the Italian Prime Minister's Commission for stabilizing the leaning tower of Pisa, and is presented in two parts. Part One presents a brief history of the construction and subsequent behaviour of the Tower as deduced from careful measurements made on the masonry courses. The deduced history of inclination of the Tower has been used to calibrate a sophisticated computer model of the Tower and underlying ground. Some surprising findings of recent studies of the motion of the Tower are presented. Part Two of the paper describes how these studies were used in developing the short-term stabilization measures that have been implemented by the Commission. Measurements made on the response of the Tower to these measures are presented. Finally, the work of the Commission in developing a permanent solution is summarized.
This paper describes some of the engineering aspects of the work, of the Italian Prime Minister's Commission for stabilizing the leaning tower of Pisa, and is presented in two parts. Part One presents a brief history of the construction and subsequent behaviour of the Tower as deduced from careful measurements made on the masonry courses. The deduced history of inclination of the Tower has been used to calibrate a sophisticated computer model of the Tower and underlying ground. Some surprising findings of recent studies of the motion of the Tower are presented. Part Two of the paper describes how these studies were used in developing the short-term stabilization measures that have been implemented by the Commission. Measurements made on the response of the Tower to these measures are presented. Finally, the work of the Commission in developing a permanent solution is summarized.
Propping Up Pisa—Part One
Burlano, John B. (author)
Journal of Architectural Conservation ; 3 ; 7-21
1997-01-01
15 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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