Cultural Heritage Buildings and the Abruzzo Earthquake: Performance and Post-Earthquake Actions

Abstract:

The architectural heritage was seriously hit by the earthquake that occurred on April 6th 2009 in the Abruzzo region, especially considering the effects on a city with the size and with historical and strategic importance as a capital of a region, L’Aquila. The activities to protect that heritage have been centralized in the structure “Protection of Cultural Heritage” at Di.Coma.C. (Command and Control Quarter), managed by the Civil Protection Department. This allowed the cooperation among different involved subjects (Ministry of Cultural Heritage officers, experts on structural engineering from Universities and Fire Brigade teams), with their own specific knowledge. Keystone of the operating process was the standardization of the damage survey and of its immediate and correct interpretation, through dedicated survey forms for churches and palaces. The experience in the field of temporary safety measures was extremely interesting: ideas for engineering the process were developed, in cooperation with the work of the fire brigade men, that are highly experienced technicians in the “emergency” field. Finally, monitoring plans for some important monuments have been set up for the control of the damage progression and the analysis of the structural behavior of buildings after the earthquake and the execution of temporary interventions: two cases (St. Mark Church and the Spanish Fortress) are discussed.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 133-134)
• Pages: 3-17
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.133-134.3
• Online since: October 2010
• Authors: Claudio Modena, Francesca Da Porto, Casarin Filippo, Marco Munari, Elena Simonato
• Keywords: Abruzzo Earthquake, Damage Survey, Emergency Management, Safety Measures

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