Geotechnics and heritage / edited by Emilio Bilotta, Alessandro, Stefania Liver and Carlo Viggiani

Includes bibliographical references and index

Cultural heritage and geotechnical engineering : an introduction / C. Viggiani Geotechnical issues of the Athenian Acropolis / D. Egglezos [and others] The role of geotechnical conditions in the foundation, expansion and preservation of the ancient town of Orvieto (Italy) / P. Tommasi [and others] A paradise inhabited by devils? The geotechnical risks in the city of Napoli and their mitigation / A. Evangelista & C. Viggiani The crossing of the historical centre of Rome by the new underground Line C : a study of soil structure-interaction for historical buildings / A. Burghignoli [and others] Protective compensation grouting operations beneath the Big Ben Clock Tower / D.I. Harris [and others] Contributions of geotechnical engineering for the preservation of the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Sagrario Church in Mexico City / E. Ovando-Shelley & E. Santoyo The Buen Pastor Cathedral in San Sebasti? / A. Gens [and others] Stability problems of leaning towers on weak soil / R. Lancellotta The Leaning Tower of Pisa / J.B. Burland [and others] Strengthening of the San Marco bell tower foundation in Venice / G. Macchi [and others] Portus Julius : a complex of Roman infrastructures of late republican age / C. Viggiani

Conservation of monuments and historic sites is one of the most challenging problems facing modern civilization. It involves various cultural, humanistic, social, technical, economical and administrative factors, intertwining in inextricable patterns. The complexity of the topic is such that guidelines or recommendations for intervention techniques and design approaches are difficult to set. The Technical Committee on the Preservation of Monuments and Historic Sites (named TC19) was established by the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering