Pallata tower in Brescia - analysis
Analysis foresaw continuous sub/vertical and horizontal coring, video probe prospecting, single and parallel flat jack testing and the installation of a structural monitoring system with bases for a removable mechanical strain gauge checking the main movements and damage to masonry and detecting their correlation vs. temperature.
Data sheet
- client: Brescia city council
- location: Brescia
- activities: mechanical continuous coring analysis, endoscopic video inspection, flat jack testing, structural monitoring system
- period: 2010 –2011
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