Structural interventions on the drums of the Parthenon’s north colonnade
The Acropolis monuments are globally recognized as a cultural heritage and a value belonging not only to Greece but also to Humanity. From 2000 the most recent phase of restoration in their history began by the “Acro¬polis Restoration Service” (YSMA), introducing new, pioneering methods, re-cognized...
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| Language: | English |
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Gruppo Italiano Frattura
2017-04-01
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| Series: | Fracture and Structural Integrity |
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| Online Access: | http://www.gruppofrattura.it/pdf/rivista/numero40/numero_40_art_9.pdf |
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| Summary: | The Acropolis monuments are globally recognized as a cultural heritage and a value belonging not only to Greece but also to Humanity. From 2000 the most recent phase of restoration in their history began by the “Acro¬polis Restoration Service” (YSMA), introducing new, pioneering methods, re-cognized now worldwide. Especially the restoration of the Parthenon’s North Colonnade is an enormous work-plan to be carried out (extended area of inter¬vention, great number of members to be restored and high degree of damages). Moreover, the structural stability of the Parthenon’s north colonnade is among the most import¬ant challenges confronted by experts work¬ing in this sector. The complexity of this effort (a combination of scientific research and direct field ap¬plication) makes the implementation of the resto¬ra¬tion project dif¬ficult, rendering its division into smaller projects (for similar structural members) a necessity. In this direction, characteristic examples of the procedure followed for the structural intervention on the drums are presented in this paper. Each member’s report includes a short history of its restoration, the intervention steps, pictures/sketches and the methodology chosen for its structural study, focusing on the particularities of the member and the in-field realization [1]. |
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| ISSN: | 1971-8993 1971-8993 |