1. Bells and Bell Towers Melissa Marion Mike Milkin Eric Mill Chris Vitone

2. Introduction Buildings are being neglected, causing danger of physical and cultural damage Buildings are being neglected, causing danger of physical and cultural damage Venetian belltowers would be severe losses in both areas Venetian belltowers would be severe losses in both areas Past research has been on taking measurements of visible attributes of the towers to rank need for restoration Past research has been on taking measurements of visible attributes of the towers to rank need for restoration These previous measurements are simplistic and not enough for a reliable ranking of need for restoration These previous measurements are simplistic and not enough for a reliable ranking of need for restoration We will re-examine belltowers and provide a much more comprehensive and deep analysis of the towers’ need for preservation action We will re-examine belltowers and provide a much more comprehensive and deep analysis of the towers’ need for preservation action

3. Building a WebGIS database Obtain all pertinent data Obtain all pertinent data Design and create database Design and create database Design and create GIS Layer Design and create GIS Layer Transform into WebGIS Layer Transform into WebGIS Layer Finalize, Upload to actual Internet Finalize, Upload to actual Internet

4. Components of Bell Towers Base Base Shaft Shaft Intermediate chamber Intermediate chamber Ringing chamber Ringing chamber Bellfry Bellfry Spire Spire Square roof Square roof Slanted roof Slanted roof

5. Materials of Bell Towers Base Base Non porous rock/clay Non porous rock/clay Shaft Shaft Brick Brick Metal supports Metal supports Bellfry Bellfry Brick Brick Lavish stone or clay decorations Lavish stone or clay decorations Bells hung with wood or metal Bells hung with wood or metal Spire Spire Clay shingles Clay shingles San Marco

6. Social Function / Impact Part of history Part of history Very tall – surveying posts Very tall – surveying posts When were the bells rung? When were the bells rung? Celebration Celebration Mourning Mourning On every hour On every hour In correlation with Christian festivals In correlation with Christian festivals The Doge's Palace

7. Other Uses of Bell Towers Cell towers Cell towers Very tall Very tall Not disturbed Not disturbed Extinguishing fires Extinguishing fires Run a hose up through the towers Run a hose up through the towers Serve as a look out point Serve as a look out point Over a hundred towers in the city Over a hundred towers in the city

8. Methodology Pick subset of previous cataloged bell towers Pick subset of previous cataloged bell towers Exemplify issues we wish to monitor Exemplify issues we wish to monitor Re-examine some metrics Re-examine some metrics Perform Tests Perform Tests Accelerometer Accelerometer Strain Test Strain Test

9. Methodology (cont.) Regression Regression Metrics to predict monitoring Metrics to predict monitoring Update ’95 regression to include monitoring prediction Update ’95 regression to include monitoring prediction Validation on new towers Validation on new towers Perform measurements Perform measurements Perform monitoring Perform monitoring

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