As part of the work package 2 Unibo has started the study work for the Italian pilot case in Bologna, in piazza Puntoni.
The aim of the pilot cases
The overall aim is to demonstrate the applicability of effective, quick and low-cost methods to evaluate the vulnerability of existing buildings and aggregates of buildings. The validation process of the methodologies to make them effective and transferable in their own specific territorial context will involve all the partners
The Pilot Actions will consist of:
- support to the analysis of technical drawings
- application of specific devices to validate the outcomes of the cartographic analysis
- collection, analysis and processing of data to make them understandable by customers
Criteria for choosing the pilot cases
- open spaces in the historic center (i.e. squares or streets)
- relevant public or social functions
- both pedestrian and vehicular traffic
- both masonry and RC buildings (if possible), to validate both procedures
The Italian Pilot Case in Bologna, piazza Puntoni
Unibo has chosen Piazza Puntoni for its perfect correspondence with the needs indicated in the plan for the pilot cases.
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Piazza Puntoni is an open space in the historic center of Bologna. This is one of the “main focus areas” that are “the historical urban centers and historical squares and their surrounding buildings, conceived as symbol of local identity and socio-economic cores for the Adrion settlements”.
It has relevant public and social functions. This is useful to study the impact that a seismic event can have on a very crowded context by people of various ages.
There’s also both pedestrian and vehicular traffic. The presence of cars is an additional risk factor to evaluate the escape routes, and to evaluate the routes of emergency vehicles.
Piazza Puntoni is surrounded by both masonry and reinforced concrete buildings