@article{dc0e62b1c86f45ec9d791e51e57583b0,
title = "The Foundation Walls of the Baptistery Di San Giovanni: A Combination of Laser Scanning and Finite-Distinct Element Modeling to Ascertain Damage Origins",
abstract = "The Baptistery di San Giovanni is a complex masonry structure which has grown from a Roman domus to the minor basilica it is today in Florence. Before preservation plans can be enacted, it is important to understand how damages occurred as they can affect the overall vulnerability of the structure. This article provides insights into how existing cracks could have occurred on the foundation wall by means of documentation and numerical modeling. Laser scanning was used to capture the geometry of the stones and cracks present in the foundation wall; finite-distinct element modeling was used to reproduce the response of the wall; and fractional distance between simulated and existing conditions was used to compare the results of different loading conditions. The numerical simulations carried out provide results that fit reasonably with the existing damages on the foundation wall and can be used as the basis for future preservation and structural health monitoring efforts.",
keywords = "Crack patterns, diagnosis, finite distinct element modeling, fractional distance, laser scanning, masonry",
author = "Napolitano, {Rebecca K.} and Michael Hess and Branko Glisic",
note = "Funding Information: This work was supported by the National Science Foundation [CNS-1338192,DGE-0966375,DGE-1656466]. Support for this project was provided by the Dean{\textquoteright}s Fund for Innovation at Princeton and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The presented research was completed as part of the Itasca Educational Partnership under the mentorship of Dr. Jim Hazzard. Additional support was provided by the Kinsella Fund, the Qualcomm Institute at UC San Diego, the Friends of CISA3, and the World Cultural Heritage Society. The authors would like to thank Maurizio Seracini, the Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore, and President Franco Lucchesi for the opportunity to study the Baptistery di San Giovanni. Opinions, findings, and conclusions from this study are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the research sponsors. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program under Grants No. DGE-1656466 and #DGE-0966375, “Train-ing, Research and Education in Engineering for Cultural Heritage Diagnostics” and award #CNS-1338192, “MRI: Development of Advanced Visualization Instrumentation for the Collaborative Exploration of Big Data.” Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019, {\textcopyright} 2019 Taylor & Francis.",
year = "2019",
month = oct,
day = "3",
doi = "10.1080/15583058.2019.1582726",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "13",
pages = "1180--1193",
journal = "International Journal of Architectural Heritage",
issn = "1558-3058",
publisher = "Routledge",
number = "7",
}