Collapse of the Historic City Walls of Pistoia (Italy): Causes and Possible Interventions

Marco Andreini; Anna de Falco; Linda Giresini; Mauro Sassu

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.351-352.1389

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Collapse of the Historic City Walls of Pistoia (Italy): Causes and Possible Interventions

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In the paper are discussed the likely causes of the collapse and the temporary safety features adopted to secure a collapsed portion of the Historic Walls of the city of Pistoia (Italy). The walls of medieval origin, affected by various subsequent modifications and alterations, have been subjected to a sudden collapse, after a period of heavy rain, for a length of about 25 meters. Hereby are described the probable causes of the collapse, due to a poor quality of the walls (external façades with external layer made up of river pebbles and inner filling material in-coherent), height of building is not modest (approximately eleven meters), a significant differential in height between the two faces (about four meters) and a not unlikely rotation of the base. It is proposed a technique of temporary reinforcement with a system of steel tie-beams and braces with a view to the work of reconstruction of the partially collapsed and consolidation of the lateral parts of wall.

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Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 351-352)

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1389-1392

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Marco Andreini*, Anna de Falco, Linda Giresini, Mauro Sassu

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Collapse, Masonry, Medieval Walls, Safety Features, Temporary

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