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SUMMARY:Diagnosis and preservation of 20th century architectural heritage:
  the iconic structures built by Pier Luigi Nervi and Riccardo Morandi in T
 orino - Erica Lenticchia\, Politecnico de Torino
DTSTART:20191206T150000Z
DTEND:20191206T160000Z
UID:TALK140140@talks.cam.ac.uk
CONTACT:Dr Maria Marques de Carvalho
DESCRIPTION:The preservation of 20th century architecture has now fully en
 tered the wider disciplinary culture of conservation. However\, in practic
 e\, this cultural awareness clashes with the difficulties involved in adap
 ting recent buildings to current building regulations. In fact\, 20th cent
 ury buildings present specific issues\, connected to the materials and tec
 hniques used for the construction\, as well as to the complex and innovati
 ve spatiality\; the continuous experimentations in all these areas have be
 en among the characteristic features of architectural and engineering rese
 arch of the past century. For these reasons\, in view of a restoration and
  re-functionalization of these buildings\, it is a priority to carry out a
  careful evaluation of the structural performances\, both as regards the l
 evel of safety in static conditions and from the point of view of seismic 
 behaviour. Experimental activities\, including dynamic tests\, are part of
  those operations aimed at identifying the structural characteristics\, de
 termining the state of health of the structure and predicting the response
  to seismic actions.\nIn order to demonstrate a correct approach to these 
 issues\, the lecture reports some significant results recently obtained on
  the structural analysis\, seismic assessment and diagnosis of four import
 ant 20th century heritage buildings in Italy\, included the pavilions buil
 t by Pier Luigi Nervi and Riccardo Morandi in the monumental complex of Tu
 rin Exhibition Centre\, which represent a milestone in the history of mode
 rn engineering and architecture\,\n
LOCATION:Seminar Room\, Civil Engineering Building\, JJ Thomson Avenue 7a.
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