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View article: Afterword: matter of fact and open issues on the industrialised buildings heritage
Afterword: matter of fact and open issues on the industrialised buildings heritage Open
Within the postwar building stock, prefabricated buildings represent a significant subset in both terms of the quantity and the urgency of its safeguard, which is increasingly needed by their ongoing and extended deterioration phenomena. A…
View article: Self-supporting thin Shells in Italy. Space and Structure of the Industrial Buildings (1930-1970)
Self-supporting thin Shells in Italy. Space and Structure of the Industrial Buildings (1930-1970) Open
In the Twentieth Century, the industrial buildings featured a broad experimentation on the load-bearing structures suited to the production spaces. Among the structural elements explicitly designed for factories were reinforced concrete th…
View article: Compressed-air foundations in Italy: HBIM-aided study of the Tiber River embankments (1876-1900)
Compressed-air foundations in Italy: HBIM-aided study of the Tiber River embankments (1876-1900) Open
The paper focuses on using compressed-air foundations technology in Ita- ly in the last three decades of the 19th century. The case study of the Tiber River embankments in Rome (1876-1900) reveals the significant appli- cation of the techn…
View article: Parametric Design of Tensegrity-Origami Structures
Parametric Design of Tensegrity-Origami Structures Open
Lightweight, deployable, and reusable structures attracted increasing at-tention over the years in terms of construction sustainability. In this research area,tensegrity and origami-inspired structures were extensively investigated for dif…
View article: Fonti e strumenti digitali per la conoscenza e la tutela del patrimonio costruito di Roma
Fonti e strumenti digitali per la conoscenza e la tutela del patrimonio costruito di Roma Open
The protection, management, and valorization processes of the Built World Heritage, of which the historic center of Rome is an integral part, include the study and use of the historical documents preserved in the archives of the territory.…
View article: GIS Integration of DInSAR Measurements, Geological Investigation and Historical Surveys for the Structural Monitoring of Buildings and Infrastructures: An Application to the Valco San Paolo Urban Area of Rome
GIS Integration of DInSAR Measurements, Geological Investigation and Historical Surveys for the Structural Monitoring of Buildings and Infrastructures: An Application to the Valco San Paolo Urban Area of Rome Open
Structural health monitoring is a crucial issue in areas with different hazard sources, such as Italy. Among non-invasive monitoring techniques, remote sensing provides useful information in supporting the management process and safety eva…
View article: The construction history of the N2 motorway: Networking on reinforced concrete in the Canton of Ticino
The construction history of the N2 motorway: Networking on reinforced concrete in the Canton of Ticino Open
The N2 Chiasso–San Gottardo Motorway in Switzerland features the global use of reinforced concrete and is a symbol of the modernisation history of Canton of Ticino in the 20th century. This paper addresses the N2's construction history (19…
View article: Floating-bending tensile-integrity structures
Floating-bending tensile-integrity structures Open
This is a conceptual work about the form-finding of a hybrid tensegrity structure. The structure was obtained from the combination of arch-supported membrane systems and diamond-type tensegrity systems. By combining these two types of stru…
View article: Safety Assessment of Existing Post-War Reinforced Concrete Bridges. The Case Study of ‘Gerber Girders’ Bridges in Italy
Safety Assessment of Existing Post-War Reinforced Concrete Bridges. The Case Study of ‘Gerber Girders’ Bridges in Italy Open
The interest in the structural maintenance design of existing bridges of the Italian road network is nowadays growing, due to the need to overcome structural inadequacies and/or degradation phenomena. In this framework, the new "Guide-line…
View article: Imagining Structures. A Historical Investigation About the Works of the Engineer and Architect Enrico Castiglioni in 1950s Italy
Imagining Structures. A Historical Investigation About the Works of the Engineer and Architect Enrico Castiglioni in 1950s Italy Open
espanolDurante la decada de 1950, una “tendencia estructural” afecto a la arquitectura moderna internacional a traves de las geometrias de vanguardia del hormigon armado. En el contexto especial de Italia, mientras que las grandes obras de…
View article: “Structural fantasies” in 20th century architectural heritage:The forgotten works of Enrico Castiglioni
“Structural fantasies” in 20th century architectural heritage:The forgotten works of Enrico Castiglioni Open
During the 1950s, the “made in Italy” reinforced concrete structures established itself around the world. As a consequence, fascinating Italian architects turned structural- and construction-based research into novel figurative conceptions…
View article: Building on time: the reconstruction of experimental building-yards in France and Italy (1945-55)
Building on time: the reconstruction of experimental building-yards in France and Italy (1945-55) Open
In the aftermath of WW2, Europe – as the main war scene – endorsed the “fast time” approach to reconstruction. Relying on optimising production-and-building processes, this approach was widely resorted to in experimental quarters, regarded…
View article: L’Autostrada del Sole e la Scuola italiana di ingegneria
L’Autostrada del Sole e la Scuola italiana di ingegneria Open
The Autostrada del Sole, with its high number of bridges and viaducts, gathered the several personalities of the Italian School of Engineering. Prestressed concrete bridges mainly crossed the rivers of the valley of the Po; wide reinforced…
View article: Reconstructive re-drawings” and “reconstructive models” for history of construction. The experience of SIXXI research, TEMA, Technologies, Engineering, Materials and Architecture,
Reconstructive re-drawings” and “reconstructive models” for history of construction. The experience of SIXXI research, TEMA, Technologies, Engineering, Materials and Architecture, Open
This paper retraces the evolution of “reconstructive redrawing” from the axonometric crosssection, made with the 2D Cad, to 3D virtual models and 3D printed models, as powerful tools of investigation for the study of 20th Century Construct…
View article: “Reconstructive re-drawings” and “reconstructive models” for history of construction. The experience of SIXXI research
“Reconstructive re-drawings” and “reconstructive models” for history of construction. The experience of SIXXI research Open
During the SIXXI research (“XX Century Structural Engineering: the Italian Contribution”, ERC Adv Grant, PI: Sergio Poretti, Tullia Iori) special study tools supported historical surveys on works. The experimentation on tools became an aut…
View article: Tribute to Kenneth Snelson
Tribute to Kenneth Snelson Open
This paper presents the project of a tensegrity pavilion dedicated to the memory of Kenneth Snelson (1927-2016), the American artist who invented tensegrities and popularized them with the sculptures he built worldwide. The shape of the pa…
View article: “Unsual methods”. Italian notes on Military Structural Engineering in WWII (1943-1944)
“Unsual methods”. Italian notes on Military Structural Engineering in WWII (1943-1944) Open
During the SIXXI research (20th Century Structural Engineering: the Italian Contribution), new historical archives were exploited: WWII and its aftermath apperead, evitently, as importants periods for the history of structural engineering.…
View article: “Unsual methods”. Italian notes on Military Structural Engineering in WWII (1943-1944)
“Unsual methods”. Italian notes on Military Structural Engineering in WWII (1943-1944) Open
During the SIXXI research (20th Century Structural Engineering: the Italian Contribution), new historical archives were exploited: WWII and its aftermath apperead, evitently, as importants periods for the history of structural engineering.…
View article: “The design of a system”. Industrialized schools in Italy (1960-1975)
“The design of a system”. Industrialized schools in Italy (1960-1975) Open
The historical reconstruction shows how the industrialization of the schools building sector, was developed in Italy far from the corresponding European experiences. In fact, although the school building sector represented in Italy the mos…
View article: “The design of a system”. Industrialized schools in Italy (1960-1975)
“The design of a system”. Industrialized schools in Italy (1960-1975) Open
The historical reconstruction shows how the industrialization of the schools building sector, was developed in Italy far from the corresponding European experiences. In fact, although the school building sector represented in Italy the mos…
View article: Project and prototype: industrialized and prefabricated construction in Italy (1945-1980)
Project and prototype: industrialized and prefabricated construction in Italy (1945-1980) Open
This research (a synthesis of the studies conducted within the project “Industrial Construction in Italy 1960-1980”, coordinated by Sergio Poretti) provides a historical overview on industrialized and prefabricated construction in Italy in…
View article: Project and prototype: industrialized and prefabricated construction in Italy (1945-1980)
Project and prototype: industrialized and prefabricated construction in Italy (1945-1980) Open
Based on archival survey, the study sheds the lights on a neglected story. The research track a line between the post war debate, the traditionalist turn of the INA Casa plan, to the main actions of the public planning for housing and scho…