Nicola Cavalagli

TL;DR: In this paper, a case study of an Italian monumental bell tower that has been monitored by the authors for more than nine months is presented, where the relationship between natural frequencies and environmental parameters is investigated in detail and the predictive capabilities of linear statistical regressive models based on the use of several environmental continuous monitoring sensors are assessed.

TL;DR: Despite the low levels of vibration in operational conditions, the system is seen able to track the time evolution of five natural frequencies of the structure and successfully use such information for detecting anomalous deviations from normal conditions.

TL;DR: In this article, the response of the San Pietro monumental bell-tower located in Perugia, Italy, to the 2016 Central Italy seismic sequence is investigated, taking advantage of the availability of field data recorded by a vibration-based SHM system installed in December 2014 to detect earthquake-induced damages.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated temperature effects on static and dynamic response of an iconic Italian monumental palace: the Consoli Palace in Gubbio, with the purpose of early detecting earthquake-induced damages, as well as damages caused by material degradation associated to awkward environmental conditions.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors used an advanced long-term vibration-based structural health monitoring tool to automatically detect earthquake-induced damages in heritage structures, and demonstrated that a very small damage associated to a low intensity and low return period earthquake is clearly detected by the monitoring system.