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Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
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Structural monitoring of civil, industrial and historical buildings

For achieving the objectives:
goal 11
Goals: 11. Sustainable cities and communities

Sector: Methodologies, Services

Description

ENEA designs and implements structural monitoring systems as a diagnostic tool for new and historical buildings, useful to evaluate their condittion and detect their possible damage .

This technology is particularly sutable for application in seismic areas, where structures and monuments need be protected.

Benefits and Advantages:

  • Higher quality of buildings, with benefits as to safety and resilience to natural disasters, particularly earthquakes;
  • Lower costs for the management of infrustructures and higher safety conditions;
  • Safeguard of cultural heritage and related economic benefits.

ENEA Service:

  • technical support in choosing equipment;
  • technical support for data analysis;
  • personnel training.

ENEA Activities:

ENEA has studied and implemented seismic monitoring systems for civil, industrial and historical/monumental buildings since decades in Italy. Its multi-year experience and know-how is made available to developing countries through transfer technology.

References

Territorial and Production Systems Sustainability Department
Prevention of Seismic and Hydrogeological Risk Laboratory

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Published: 25/09/2017
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