Objective The objective of this project is the development of a sustainable and cost-effective retrofit technology, which will allow non-intrusive rehabilitation of historical monuments in the Mediterranean area. Following the main results achieved on a theoretical and experimental ground within a 5th EU Framework programme project, the two main goals of the present proposal are: 1) to enlarge the geographical area of intervention of the present cooperative effort; 2) to translate the design features arisen from the ongoing project into devices to be actually implemented in some specific cases. In particular, shape memory alloy (SMA) pre-stressed devices will be used to fasten cracked brick while stone monuments and SMA dampers will be introduced in slender structures as minarets and bell-towers. Three steps are envisaged: a) a thermo mechanical characterization of two different alloys (the classical Ni-Ti alloy and a Cu- based alloy) in order to avoid a last moment inconsistency between material and application; b) a smart implementation of the material properties into suitable devices; c) the full validation pursued through case studies located in the historical areas of the Mediterranean partners. Fields of science natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdatabasesmedical and health sciencesclinical medicinephysiotherapy Programme(s) FP6-INCO - Specific measures in support of international cooperation: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) INCO-2002-B2.2 - Simulation-re-creation-comparative preservation methodology Call for proposal FP6-2002-INCO-MPC-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme IP - Integrated Project Coordinator UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PAVIA Address Strada nuova, 65 Pavia Italy See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (11) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE TUNISIE Tunisia EU contribution € 0,00 Address El khawarizmi La marsa See on map ETHNIKON METSOVION POLYTECHNION Greece EU contribution € 0,00 Address 9, iroon polytechniou str Gr-15773 athens See on map INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA METEOROLOGIE Tunisia EU contribution € 0,00 Address Rue mohamed ali akid Tunis carthage See on map INSTITUT NATIONAL DU PATRIMOINE Tunisia EU contribution € 0,00 Address Place du chateau 4 Tunis See on map JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Jordan EU contribution € 0,00 Address C/o chemical engineering department Irbed See on map SIART - SISTEMI INFORMATIVI PER L' ANALISI DEL RISCHIO TERRITORIALE ED AMBIENTALE S.R.L. Italy EU contribution € 0,00 Address Via dei mille 73 Pavia See on map SINTEF - STIFTELSEN FOR INDUSTRIELL OG TEKNISK FORSKNING VED NORGES TEKNISKE HOEGSKOLE AS Norway EU contribution € 0,00 Address Strindveien 4 Trondheim See on map TALLINNA TEHNIKAUELIKOOLI KUEBERNEETIKA INSTITUUT Estonia EU contribution € 0,00 Address Akadeemia tee, 21 Tallinn See on map THEMOS DEMETRIOU - CIVIL ENGINEER Cyprus EU contribution € 0,00 Address Heras 13 Nicosia See on map UNIVERSITE DE TLEMCEN Algeria EU contribution € 0,00 Address Chetouane Tlemcen See on map UNIVERSITY OF CAIRO Egypt EU contribution € 0,00 Address Orman street Giza See on map
