Innovation on Advanced Composite Materials for Civil Engineering and Architectural Applications

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Masonry historical structures retrofitted with different types of advanced composite materials

FRP retrofitting of the vaults and of the arches and bell tower and srp strengthening of the ring curb beams of the “SS.Trinity Convent” In Orvieto.

The monastery of the SS.Trinity was built west of the city of Orvieto, in the valley of the river Paglia, in the early 1034, and then annexed to the monastery of the Benedictine nuns. In the centuries the structure has been subjected to several structural changes such as extensions, raisings and more, nevertheless several restorations aiming to solve the degradation acting on the structure. It was only in the year 1929, after being sold to private clients that the convent was declared an historical and artistic heritage structure. Unfortunately the monastery was yet left with no use till the early 2007, when the city hall of Orvieto decided to restore the structure and promote it under an intense project of restoration, aiming to respect and yet promote its historic and artistic value. (...)