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A Methodological Approach for Assessing the Safety of Historic Buildings’ Façades

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  • Giovanni Ruggiero

    (Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, 80125 Naples, Italy)

  • Rossella Marmo

    (Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy)

  • Maurizio Nicolella

    (Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, 80125 Naples, Italy)

Abstract

Inefficiency in maintaining and managing architectural heritage threatens both heritage conservation and public safety. Damage related to collapsed building elements requires an investigation into the factors which cause these phenomena in order to prevent them and to mitigate their effects. This paper aims to define a methodological approach for assessing the risk to humans of falling bodies from historic buildings’ façades. The method is based on the identification of a group of parameters to assess façade’s hazards, vulnerability and public exposure. The results provide the identification of risk factors and related affecting parameters, proposing a synthetic indicator to quantify the risk. The proposal is original in the field of both maintenance planning and preventive maintenance, intending to preserve architectural heritage and public safety. The results lead to an easy tool, as a map, to prioritise risk mitigation interventions. Such a tool, if integrated into maintenance tenders, allows the evaluation, in the context of condition-based maintenance, of the need for interventions.

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  • Giovanni Ruggiero & Rossella Marmo & Maurizio Nicolella, 2021. "A Methodological Approach for Assessing the Safety of Historic Buildings’ Façades," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(5), pages 1-17, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:13:y:2021:i:5:p:2812-:d:511098
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    1. Lup Wai Chew & Xian-Xiang Li & Michael Y. L. Chew, 2023. "Climate Change Projection and Its Impacts on Building Façades in Singapore," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(4), pages 1-14, February.
    2. Łukasz Drobiec & Krzysztof Grzyb & Jakub Zając, 2021. "Analysis of Reasons for the Structural Collapse of Historic Buildings," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(18), pages 1-36, September.
    3. Giovanna Acampa & Alessio Pino, 2023. "A Simplified Facility Management Tool for Condition Assessment through Economic Evaluation and Data Centralization: Branch to Core," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-22, April.
    4. Alison Pérez-Portugal & Edison Atencio & Felipe Muñoz-La Rivera & Rodrigo F. Herrera, 2022. "Calibration of UAV Flight Parameters to Inspect the Deterioration of Heritage Façades Using Orthogonal Arrays," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(1), pages 1-22, December.

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