Geophysical investigations on hypogeic monuments. The case study of the Crypt of St. Sebastian in Sternatia (Lecce - Southern Italy).

Abstract

In this paper, GPR data gathered by the non-destructiveinvestigation campaign, performed by means ofgeophysical surveys carried out on the vault and the innerpillar of the Crypt of San Sebastiano are shown. Thestudy is part of a wide preliminary diagnostic campaignaimed at the restoration of the monument, which includeda thermographic relief on the painted walls and on thevault, a monitoring of climatic parameters such astemperature and relative humidity of the air and of thewall surfaces. In addition, in order to identify thematerials constituting the wall paintings and theiralteration products, a complex microdestructivediagnostic plane were also performed on micro samplestaken from . The gathered GPR data allowed us toidentify the anomalies of the calcarenitic mass in order tohighlight structural problems that could affect thestability of the monument. To this regard, a differentbehavior, in terms of homogeneity, alteration andmicrofracturing of rocky mass has been highlighted forthe voult and the pillar of the crypt.


Autore Pugliese

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  • G. Quarta; G. Leucci; R. Persico; P. Durante; S. Giammaruco

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2017

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978-92-990084-0-9


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