Published July 2, 2024 | Version v1
Conference paper Open

A holistic platform for the seismic risk assessment of ancient monuments

  • 1. ROR icon National Technical University of Athens
  • 1. ROR icon National Technical University of Athens
  • 2. iTeam

Description

The protection of cultural heritage against natural hazards and in particular earthquakes is a critical and challenging task because authorities try to tackle the steady onslaught of extreme seismic events and continuous deterioration of the structure. Countries around the Mediterranean Sea have a portfolio of monuments, some of which are in relatively poor condition and in danger of sustaining non-recoverable damage due to earthquake events. Protecting these monuments becomes more daunting within budget limitations. In this framework, a holistic platform for the seismic risk assessment of ancient monuments has been developed within the EU-Greece funded research project ARCHYTAS to serve as a decision-support tool to assist the prioritization and restoration actions before a seismic event happens or in a post-event environment, providing a rapid assessment of the monument structural status for the given event. The overall system is presented indicatively for the Aphaia Temple in Aegina island, Greece.

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Melissianos-et-al._prWCEE2024_AHolisticPlatformForTheSeismicRiskAssessmentOfAncientMonuments.pdf

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Funding

European Commission
PLOTO – Deployment and Assessment of Predictive modelling, environmentally sustainable and emerging digital technologies and tools for improving the resilience of IWW against Climate change and other extremes 101069941
European Union
ARCHYTAS: Archetypal telemetry and decision support system for the protection of monumental structures Τ1EDK-00956