GPR and IRT tests in two historical buildings in Gravina in Puglia
This paper describes a geophysical investigation conducted into two important churches, namely the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta and the Church of Santa Croce, both in Gravina in Puglia (close to Bari, southern Italy). The Church of Santa Croce, now deconsecrated, lies below the cathedral. Theref...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2016-11-01
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| Series: | Geoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data Systems |
| Online Access: | http://www.geosci-instrum-method-data-syst.net/5/541/2016/gi-5-541-2016.pdf |
| Summary: | This paper describes a geophysical investigation conducted into two
important churches, namely the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta and the
Church of Santa Croce, both in Gravina in Puglia (close to Bari,
southern Italy). The Church of Santa Croce, now deconsecrated, lies below
the cathedral. Therefore, the two churches constitute a unique
building body. Moreover, below the Church of Santa Croce there are several
crypts, which are only partially known. The prospecting was performed both with a
pulsed commercial ground penetrating radar (GPR) system and with a prototypal reconfigurable stepped
frequency system. The aim was twofold, namely to gather information
about the monument and to test the prototypal system. The GPR
measurements have also been integrated with an infrared thermography (IRT) investigation performed
on part of the vaulted ceiling in the Church of Santa Croce, in
order to confirm or deny a possible interpretation of certain GPR results. |
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| ISSN: | 2193-0856 2193-0864 |