Monday, October 4, 2010

SA7- Integrated Project 

I know what I will be doing for my integrated project for the Masters Program. We
chose our topics last Thursday. I am in a group with the same two people as I
worked on the first paper with, Christopher Potter and Naida Ademovic. The
integrated project will be the Experimental and Numerical Assessment of the
San Domenico Church. The San Domenico Church is in L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy
which is about an hour from Rome. L'Aquila was hit by a very large earthquake in
April 2009 that destroyed most of the town and many historical structures. The San
Domenico Church has out-of-plane deformation of the facade, transept and apses;
overturning of the upper part of the main facade; damage to the central nave,
transept vaults and connections between the roof and walls of the apse; shearing
mechanisms on the transept and apses; and horizontal cracks in the lantern. As
part of this 6 month project we will do a Geometrical Survey; Damage Survey;
Follow the In-situ experimental tests including Flat-jack test, termographic test,
Sonic pulse velocity test, dynamic identification test, radar test; Perform Analysis
including FEM Analysis and Limit Analysis. There will be a final report and
presentation. I believe this project will be similar to the Senior Design project that
I did at the U of M but instead of design we will be doing analysis of this historical
church. If we get far enough we may even get into recommendations for
stabilization or repair of the church. I'm not sure.
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  1. MelissaOctober 10, 2010 at 8:54 PM

    When I was in France my host family took me to their hometown which was basically destroyed by all the bombing done during the war. They brought me to the cathedral and showed me the destruction that it had suffered. At least half of it was destroyed but the structure had been repaired (not with the ornate architecture). It was breathtaking to see the damage and the way the structure still stood proud. What a fun project. How often will you be visiting the church to work on your research?

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