Early-warning monitoring system for masonry structures [Elektronische Ressource] / by Anna Bosi

6ep#{{)W$ ä( )ßQi{u49Early-Warning Monitoring System for Masonry StructuresDissertationsubmitted to and approved by theFaculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences- University of Braunschweig lnstitute of Technologyand theFaculty of EngineeringUniversity of Florencein candidacy for the degree of aDoktor-lngenieur (Dr.-lng.) /Dottore di Ricerca in Risk Management on the Built Environment')byAnna BosiBorn 2nd September 1978from Foligno, ltalySubmitted on 19th March 2008Oral examination on 29th May 2008Prof. Harald BudelmannProfessorial advisorsProf. Gianni Bartoli2008*) Either the German or the ltalian form of the title may be used.TutorsProf. Dott.-Eng. Gianni Bartoli Un i ve r s i Ly o I;'l o ren cef Prof. Dott.-Eng. Harald (Jnittersity Budelmann Technical of Braunschv,eigCoordinators of the Doctoral CourseProf. Dott.-Eng. Claudio Borri Univers it v of I;'lore nceProf. Dott.-Eng. Udo Peil Technical University of B raunschw eig To my Mother, my Father, Ancilla and my Uncle iiABSTRACT Collapse of historical buildings under static conditionshastobeenconsideredasarisktodealwith.Severaleventshappenedin the past as the collapse of the civic tower of Pavia, the bell towerof Venice (just to mention some of them) show that, even without astrong external event, structures can collapse.