We present an innovative application of a non-destructive approach for the mechanical characterization of historical masonry structures, based on the analysis of their dynamic response. The proposed approach exploits the extraction of modal parameters to define mechanical features of the structure such as mass, damping and stiffness matrices by means of Operational Modal Analysis, starting from measurements performed by a very promising, expeditious and contactless experimental technique based on radar interferometry. This approach may be very effective for structural health monitoring purposes. In particular, we apply this technique to a historical masonry bell tower with the aim of detecting and consequently solving some of the experimental challenges arisen in some previous experimental campaigns.
Structural health monitoring of a historic masonry bell tower by radar interferometric measurements / Castellano, Anna; Fraddosio, Aguinaldo; Martorano, Federica; Mininno, Gemma; Paparella, Francesco; Piccioni, Mario Daniele. - ELETTRONICO. - (2018). (Intervento presentato al convegno IEEE Workshop on Environmental, Energy, and Structural Monitoring Systems, EESMS 2018 tenutosi a Salerno, Italy nel June 21-22, 2018) [10.1109/EESMS.2018.8405824].
Structural health monitoring of a historic masonry bell tower by radar interferometric measurements
Castellano, Anna;Fraddosio, Aguinaldo;Mininno, Gemma;Paparella, Francesco;Piccioni, Mario Daniele
2018-01-01
Abstract
We present an innovative application of a non-destructive approach for the mechanical characterization of historical masonry structures, based on the analysis of their dynamic response. The proposed approach exploits the extraction of modal parameters to define mechanical features of the structure such as mass, damping and stiffness matrices by means of Operational Modal Analysis, starting from measurements performed by a very promising, expeditious and contactless experimental technique based on radar interferometry. This approach may be very effective for structural health monitoring purposes. In particular, we apply this technique to a historical masonry bell tower with the aim of detecting and consequently solving some of the experimental challenges arisen in some previous experimental campaigns.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
