Papers by Serena Strafella
ENTRE MARES Emplazamiento, infraestructuras y organización de los puertos romanos, Mertxe Urteaga Antonio Pizzo (Eds.)., 2023
This paper concerns the intervention to secure and restore the remains of the wall structures of ... more This paper concerns the intervention to secure and restore the remains of the wall structures of the Adriano Port, on the Adriatic coast, in the locality of San Cataldo, a few kilometers from Lecce.
The Roman-aged pier is a structure of exceptional worth due to its uniqueness in the Salento peninsula thanks to the use of one of the techniques described by Vitruvius in De Architectura.
The research and restoration interventions already carried out on the port structures have further highlighted the aforementioned worth from a constructive, topographical, historical and archaeological standpoint. The technique used, among the various ones indicated by Vitruvius, falls within the “tin-free formwork” type, due to the absence of hydraulic mortar.
It is therefore a continuous foundation structure, built with rows of blocks which, arranged in a crawl space, isolate empty spaces which are then filled with poured concrete.
The activity of securing the endangered wall portions has been organized into two phases, the first relating to the construction of temporary protection works and scouting operations and the second being the intervention itself.
In particular, the first phase - carried out immediately after the start of the construction site, consisted in the application of temporary props and the installation of sandbags to stem the wave motion; at the same time, a diagnostic investigation campaign was started with the aim to acquire as much information as needed in order to identify the most appropriate safety measures, to be carried out both directly on the structure and indirectly in the body of water opposite of the pier in order to stem the wave motion.
In particular, stone samples were taken from the facing of the wall structure, to perform petrographic studies and mechanical tests aimed at understanding the existing lithotype and further investigations were carried out on the binder of the core in opus caementicium in order to identify the composition of the mortars.
The restoration project involves the building of constructions at sea, designed in concert with the interregional Superintendency for Public Works in order to stem the wave motion, trying to respond to the causes of the erosion that determined the static instability of a large portion of the port quay.
The hope for the intervention is to combine the needs for both monumental and landscape protection, alongside the protection of the environment and an experimentation campaign aimed to discover the most suitable materials for operating in the marine environment.
“Sotto il profilo del metodo”. Studi in onore di Silvia Lusuardi Siena in occasione del suo settantacinquesimo compleanno, 2021
Milano. Piazza Duomo prima del Duomo. La cattedrale di Santa Tecla perduta e ritrovata Archeologia del complesso episcopale milanese, 2023
Dalla curtis alla pieve fra Archeologia e Storia. Territori a confronto: l'Oltrepò Pavese e la Pianura Veronese., 2008
Comunicazione. società …, 2005
Dalla corte regia al monastero di San Salvatore – Santa Giulia di Brescia, 2014
Un monastero nei secoli: Santa Maria Assunta di Cairate. Scavi e ricerche., 2014
Dalla curtis alla pieve fra Archeologia e Storia. Territori a confronto: l'Oltrepò Pavese e la Pianura Veronese., 2008
Memoriola/Mormorola: una pieve riscoperta dell’Oltrepò pavese, 2006
Memoriola/Mormorola: una pieve riscoperta dell’Oltrepò pavese, 2006
Archeologia medievale a Trezzo sull'Adda
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by Federico Marazzi, Line VanWersch, Magali Souris, Fabio Scirea, Giovanna Ferri, Matteo Braconi, Marianna Cuomo, Flavia Vanni, Nicoletta Usai, Alberto Virdis, Serena Strafella, and Beatrice Leal
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Papers by Serena Strafella
The Roman-aged pier is a structure of exceptional worth due to its uniqueness in the Salento peninsula thanks to the use of one of the techniques described by Vitruvius in De Architectura.
The research and restoration interventions already carried out on the port structures have further highlighted the aforementioned worth from a constructive, topographical, historical and archaeological standpoint. The technique used, among the various ones indicated by Vitruvius, falls within the “tin-free formwork” type, due to the absence of hydraulic mortar.
It is therefore a continuous foundation structure, built with rows of blocks which, arranged in a crawl space, isolate empty spaces which are then filled with poured concrete.
The activity of securing the endangered wall portions has been organized into two phases, the first relating to the construction of temporary protection works and scouting operations and the second being the intervention itself.
In particular, the first phase - carried out immediately after the start of the construction site, consisted in the application of temporary props and the installation of sandbags to stem the wave motion; at the same time, a diagnostic investigation campaign was started with the aim to acquire as much information as needed in order to identify the most appropriate safety measures, to be carried out both directly on the structure and indirectly in the body of water opposite of the pier in order to stem the wave motion.
In particular, stone samples were taken from the facing of the wall structure, to perform petrographic studies and mechanical tests aimed at understanding the existing lithotype and further investigations were carried out on the binder of the core in opus caementicium in order to identify the composition of the mortars.
The restoration project involves the building of constructions at sea, designed in concert with the interregional Superintendency for Public Works in order to stem the wave motion, trying to respond to the causes of the erosion that determined the static instability of a large portion of the port quay.
The hope for the intervention is to combine the needs for both monumental and landscape protection, alongside the protection of the environment and an experimentation campaign aimed to discover the most suitable materials for operating in the marine environment.
Talks by Serena Strafella
Conference Presentations by Serena Strafella
The Roman-aged pier is a structure of exceptional worth due to its uniqueness in the Salento peninsula thanks to the use of one of the techniques described by Vitruvius in De Architectura.
The research and restoration interventions already carried out on the port structures have further highlighted the aforementioned worth from a constructive, topographical, historical and archaeological standpoint. The technique used, among the various ones indicated by Vitruvius, falls within the “tin-free formwork” type, due to the absence of hydraulic mortar.
It is therefore a continuous foundation structure, built with rows of blocks which, arranged in a crawl space, isolate empty spaces which are then filled with poured concrete.
The activity of securing the endangered wall portions has been organized into two phases, the first relating to the construction of temporary protection works and scouting operations and the second being the intervention itself.
In particular, the first phase - carried out immediately after the start of the construction site, consisted in the application of temporary props and the installation of sandbags to stem the wave motion; at the same time, a diagnostic investigation campaign was started with the aim to acquire as much information as needed in order to identify the most appropriate safety measures, to be carried out both directly on the structure and indirectly in the body of water opposite of the pier in order to stem the wave motion.
In particular, stone samples were taken from the facing of the wall structure, to perform petrographic studies and mechanical tests aimed at understanding the existing lithotype and further investigations were carried out on the binder of the core in opus caementicium in order to identify the composition of the mortars.
The restoration project involves the building of constructions at sea, designed in concert with the interregional Superintendency for Public Works in order to stem the wave motion, trying to respond to the causes of the erosion that determined the static instability of a large portion of the port quay.
The hope for the intervention is to combine the needs for both monumental and landscape protection, alongside the protection of the environment and an experimentation campaign aimed to discover the most suitable materials for operating in the marine environment.