What is it about?
The paper explains how to measure the tilting of historic towers in order to check for their structural safety
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Why is it important?
The novelty of the methodology proposed is the possibility to detect rotations and translations of historic towers over time by means of a traditional, cost-effective technique: the high precision leveling
Perspectives
The publication shows an original methodology to process the results of a cost-effective and widely used approach with the purpose to access the safeguard of cultural heritage. The technology that is used to collect the measurements is well used by public authorities and the paper shows the way to process these data in order to obtain useful results to improve the knowledge of the monument.
Dr Cristina Castagnetti
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
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This page is a summary of: Monitoring leaning towers by geodetic approaches: effects of subsidence and earthquake to the Ghirlandina Tower, Structural Control and Health Monitoring, September 2015, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/stc.1799.
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