RECOVERY TECHNIQUES AND RESTORATION IN CONSTRUCTION

Course objectives

BUILDING REFURBISHMENT AND RESTORATION TECHNIQUESThe aim of the course is to provide an analytical overview of the techniques for refurbishing and restoring buildings. The techniques are viewed and considered as special operations consistent with the current building procedures and updated in relation to the debate on the preservation of historical buildings. The key featured topics are: techniques for securing structures: continuous structures; trilithon structures; frame structures; composite structures; steel structures; archaeological ruins; techniques for securing roofs: pitched roofs; cupolas and vaults; flat roofs; techniques for securing foundations: nature of the soil; state and consolidation of the soil; types of foundations; techniques for securing interior and exterior walls and surfaces; techniques for preserving materials; preconsolidation methods for materials, based on cleaning procedures; consolidation methods for materials based on their preservation: natural stone; plaster; concrete; wood; metal; techniques for integrating missing parts; general information on technological plants and systems and their compatibility with pre-existing buildings; archaeological restoration projects from the point of view of site organisation; design documents; specifications; design engineers, consultants, site supervisors, health and safety managers: roles, collaboration and responsibilities; the architectural project in relation to the techniques and sites.

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FABRIZIO DE CESARIS Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
BASIC ELEMENTS Terminology and introductory concepts. Criteria and guidelines for approaching restoration projects. Criteria for intervention and main guidelines for contemporary interventions on ancient structures. Guidelines for assessing and reducing seismic risk. KNOWLEDGE OF THE BUILDING (CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES) Introduction to architectural surveying Indirect reading: typological, stylistic, metrological and geometric-proportional characteristics Recognition of materials. The production of lime and traditional mortars Stone materials: processing and surface marks Bricks (fired, unfired): production, layout and treatments Wood and iron Finishing elements Traditional structures and techniques Masonry structures: analysis of materials and masonry equipment Horizontal and roofing structures Structural elements and traditional elements Bibliographic survey and archive research MATERIAL AND STRUCTURAL DEGRADATION ANALYSIS / MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED ASSETS Condition of structures and identification of signs of instability in vertical and horizontal structures (flat and roof floors, arches and vaults) Preliminary inspection and moisture problems Tests, laboratory and on-site tests Non-invasive diagnostic techniques (thermography, interferometry, radar, sonic, etc.) Structural monitoring Representation of structural deterioration Reading and representation of architectural surfaces: causes, pathologies and mechanisms of alteration UNI-Normal recommendations DIAGNOSIS OF ANOMALIES AND PATHOLOGIES Structural analysis and calculation models Comparative analysis with traditional models Interpretation of monitoring Determination of structural instability or deficiencies Case studies INTERVENTIONS AND TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS Adaptation and reuse of buildings: design criteria and regulatory limitations Preservation of building heritage An overview of the history and theories of architectural restoration Criteria and technologies for structural consolidation Modelling and numerical evaluations of interventions and consolidated buildings Techniques for interventions using traditional and innovative materials Design definition of interventions Intervention on constituent materials Structural reinforcement The problem of surfaces: definition of operational interventions and design representation Moisture remediation Transformations (material modifications, removals, restorations, innovations) Cases of intervention
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of history, architectural history
Books
F. DE CESARIS, Teoria e prassi per la conservazione e il riuso degli edifici. Tecniche di recupero e restauro dell’edilizia, Pioda Editore, ROMA, 2015 ARCOLAO, Carla, La diagnosi nel restauro architettonico. Tecniche, procedure, protocolli, Marsilio, Venezia 2008. BRANDI, Cesare, Teoria del restauro, Einaudi, Torino 1977 (prima ed. 1963), in particolare Capitoli 1, 2 e 3, pp. 1-20. CARBONARA, Giovanni, Atlante del Restauro, in Trattato di restauro architettonico, UTET, vol. VIII, tomo II, Torino 2004 e in particolare le parti dell’opera inerenti materiali ed elementi costruttivi tradizionali e le operazioni di restauro materiale e strutturale CARBONARA, Giovanni, Restauro architettonico: principi e metodo, M. E. Architectural Book and Rewiew, Roma 2012 De Cesaris, Fabrizio, Teoria e prassi del restauro - Tecniche per il restauro e per il recupero edilizio, Pioda editore, Roma 2015.
Frequency
Free frequency, according to the timetable
Exam mode
Interview and analysis of work produced by candidates
Lesson mode
Lessons, site visits, seminars, supported applications
  • Lesson code1025948
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseProject Management in Building Construction
  • CurriculumSingle curriculum
  • Year2nd year
  • Semester1st semester
  • SSDICAR/19
  • CFU6