Next Thursday, 10 May, from 9.00 to 14.00 at the Rome headquarters of the National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA) in via Giulio Romano 41, the study day Lessons from the past will be held: seismic protection techniques in the history of construction, Waiting for Matera, organized in collaboration with the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), the National Research Council (CNR) and the University of Molise (UNIMOL), in view of the XIV International Conference on the Rehabilitation of Architectural and Built Heritage which will take place in Matera from 18 to 20 June, sponsored by INGV.
During the study day we will talk about the materials and seismic protection methods used in the past which, although much less sophisticated than the current ones, have made it possible to defend an immense architectural and monumental heritage, making it reach the present day. A sign that the technological practice of the past has, at least in terms of results, achieved successes that deserve further knowledge.
Following a path that from historical and archaeological descriptions reaches the most modern monitoring and modeling techniques, the meeting aims to stimulate the multidisciplinary exchange of skills necessary to face the challenge of keeping the artistic and cultural heritage intact for the future it was broadcast. From this point of view, seismology can contribute with tools, methods and results that make it possible to place quantitative constraints on numerical models and provide techniques for monitoring the state of health and the evolution of crack patterns in buildings.