Post-earthquake continuous dynamic monitoring of the twin belfries of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Annunziata of Camerino, Italy

Post-earthquake continuous dynamic monitoring of the twin belfries of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Annunziata of Camerino, Italy

Gianluca Standoli, Francesco Clementi, Carmelo Gentile, Stefano Lenci

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Abstract. In this paper the results of over two years of continuous monitoring of the twin bell towers of the Cathedral of Camerino (Italy) are presented. The monitoring activity target is the evaluation of the dynamic behavior of the twin belfries after the damages occurred during the seismic events of 2016 and the application of fast securing. The experimental data are acquired in continuous using four triaxial MEMS accelerometers, two for each structure, on two opposite corners of the bell cells. Data processing is managed with an automatic system which elaborates the signals and executes Operational Modal Analysis to track the modal characteristics of the structures and their evolution in time. Correlation with environmental factors allows to discern the effect of climatic conditions on the variations of dynamics.

Keywords
Masonry Towers, Structural Health Monitoring, MEMS, Weather Conditions

Published online 3/17/2022, 6 pages
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Published under license by Materials Research Forum LLC., Millersville PA, USA

Citation: Gianluca Standoli, Francesco Clementi, Carmelo Gentile, Stefano Lenci, Post-earthquake continuous dynamic monitoring of the twin belfries of the Cathedral of Santa Maria Annunziata of Camerino, Italy, Materials Research Proceedings, Vol. 26, pp 575-580, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21741/9781644902431-93

The article was published as article 93 of the book Theoretical and Applied Mechanics

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