doi:10.3850/978-981-08-7920-4_S1-C17-cd

ABSTRACT

In a religious building in recent decades had shown a phenomenon of warping of the wooden support of a decorated lacunar. Monitoring had shown the weight of the wooden structure resulted in a subdued but still inflection in the central hall of the church that overlooked the very busy during the festive celebrations. The posting of somemolding and fall of plaster caused the closure of the building and the need for urgent action. What intervention techniques could be implemented to safeguard the decorations on the ceiling and ensuring the usability of the building? The study of the structure of the church, rebuilt after the devastating earthquake of 1908 with the use of reinforced concrete, has guided the choices towards a solution, using some elements of support reinforced concrete beams allowed the blocking of the phenomenon of instability and the possibility of carrying out periodicmaintenance. In the garret were resting on the extrados of reinforced concrete beams support a series of steel cables to stop the deformation. The safety of the ceiling structure was preceded by a careful review of timber structures with consolidation or replacement of the most degraded. The management of the site has seen the application of all the safety measures provided by law with a focus on time management to ensure the possibility of having to use the rooms after hours.

Keywords: Innovation, Consolidation, Building management, Safety, Strays, Wooden structures.

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