Link: http://www.niker.eu/

Partner:

Università degli Studi di Padova
Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing
Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
National Technical University Athens
Politecnico di Milano
Universidade do Minho
Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya University of Bath Gazi University
Ecole Nationale d’Architecture
Cairo University
Israel Antiques Authority
Bozza Legnami Srl CINTEC International Ltd Interprojekt d.o.o.
S&B Industrial Minerals S.A. Ziegert Seiler Ingenieure
MONUMENTA Conservação e Restauro do Património Arquitectónico, Lda

Abstract:

 The project tackles the problem of earthquake-impact on Cultural Heritage (CH) assets starting from basic consideration that efficient protection, with substantial guarantee of compatibility and low-intrusiveness, can only be achieved on the basis of the ‘minimum intervention’ approach. This requires that the potentials of existing materials and components are as much as possible exploited in terms of strength and energy dissipation, and that candidate interventions are validated and optimized under specific, real life conditions.