1. Binda¹, L. Cantini², M. Lualdi², C. Tedeschi³, A. Saisi³ and L. Zanzi⁴

1. Full Professor, DIS-Dept. of Structural Engineering, Politecnico of Milan, binda@stru.polimi.it
2. Research Assistant, DIS-Dept. of Structural Engineering, Politecnico of Milan
3. Assistant Professor, DIS-Dept. of Structural Engineering, Politecnico of Milan
4. Full Professor, DIS-Dept. of Structural Engineering, Politecnico of Milan, zanzi@stru.polimi.it

ABSTRACT

The paper presents and discusses the preliminary results of the investigations carried out by the authors on two Castles, considered as case histories within a project financed by the European

Community (project EVK4-2001-00091 ONSITEFORMASONRY), coordinated by C.

Maierhofer of BAM (Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und prüfung, Germany). An extensive investigation programme (including sonic, radar, flat jack, coring, boroscopy, etc.) was planned to support the preservation and restoration actions of the two ancient Castles. The experience shows the importance of the diagnosis project in order to select the most relevant strategies and tests for each specific problem.

KEYWORDS: NDT, diagnosis, on site tests

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