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Miscellanea Vol. 8, No. 30 (2014)

Use of FBG sensors for monitoring cracks of the equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni in Venice

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DOI
10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.07
Pages
pages 48-54
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Abstract

The Bartolomeo Colleoni monument suffered for years damage from the local climate. The process of restoring the Colleoni equestrian statue, started in 2003, allowed to understand how the bronze statue was originally cast and manufactured and the techniques used in its construction. During this process a relevant crack on the right foreleg was investigated in correspondence of the cast-on joining the right foreleg to the front portion of the horse body. The crack was investigated experimentally by Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors, avoiding any modelling because of the very complex structure of the statue. An array of FBG sensors connected in series was glued on the crack with the aim of capturing live information about the effect of applying stress on the crack opening. The monitoring system was successfully tested during repositioning of the RIDER on the horse and is available for long term inspection of the crack opening evolution.

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APA

Felli, F., Brotzu, A., Pilone, D., & Vendittozzi, C. (2014). Use of FBG sensors for monitoring cracks of the equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni in Venice. Fracture and Structural Integrity, 8(30), pages 48–54. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.07

IEEE

F. Felli, A. Brotzu, D. Pilone, and C. Vendittozzi, “Use of FBG sensors for monitoring cracks of the equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni in Venice,” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 8, no. 30, pp. pages 48–54, 2014, doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.07.

MLA

Felli, F., et al. “Use of FBG sensors for monitoring cracks of the equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni in Venice.” Fracture and Structural Integrity, vol. 8, no. 30, 2014, pp. pages 48–54. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.07.

Chicago

Felli, F., A. Brotzu, D. Pilone, and C. Vendittozzi. 2014. “Use of FBG sensors for monitoring cracks of the equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni in Venice.” Fracture and Structural Integrity 8 (30): pages 48–54. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.07.

Harvard

Felli, F., Brotzu, A., Pilone, D. and Vendittozzi, C. (2014) ‘Use of FBG sensors for monitoring cracks of the equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni in Venice’, Fracture and Structural Integrity, 8(30), pp. pages 48–54. doi: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.07.

Vancouver

Felli F, Brotzu A, Pilone D, Vendittozzi C. Use of FBG sensors for monitoring cracks of the equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni in Venice. Fracture and Structural Integrity. 2014;8(30):pages 48-54. doi:10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.07

BibTeX

@article{felli2014, author = {Felli, F. and Brotzu, A. and Pilone, D. and Vendittozzi, C.}, title = {Use of FBG sensors for monitoring cracks of the equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni in Venice}, journal = {Fracture and Structural Integrity}, year = {2014}, volume = {8}, number = {30}, pages = {pages 48--54}, doi = {10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.07}, url = {https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.07}, issn = {1971-8993} }

RIS

TY - JOUR AU - Felli, F. AU - Brotzu, A. AU - Pilone, D. AU - Vendittozzi, C. TI - Use of FBG sensors for monitoring cracks of the equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni in Venice JO - Fracture and Structural Integrity T2 - Fracture and Structural Integrity PY - 2014 DA - 2014/09/08 VL - 8 IS - 30 SP - pages 48 EP - 54 DO - 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.07 UR - https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.30.07 SN - 1971-8993 ER -

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