Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Bertolin, Chiara"
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4D Printing Modeling - Layers structures: Preliminary optimization of shape memory polymers geometric parameters to enhance the thermal loads’ activation range
Cesarano, Francesco (Master thesis, 2022)I løpet av de siste tiårene har 3D-utskrift funnet anvendelser innen alle områder innen ingeniørkunst, alt fra elektronikk til biomedisinsk industri, på grunn av dens effektivitet i bruken av materialet i termer av ... -
A Methodology for Long-Term Monitoring of Climate Change Impacts on Historic Buildings
Haugen, Annika; Bertolin, Chiara; Leijonhufvud, gustav; Olstad, Tone Marie; Broström, Tor (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)A new methodology for long-term monitoring of climate change impacts on historic buildings and interiors has been developed. This paper proposes a generic framework for how monitoring programs can be developed and describes ... -
A novel proxy and the sea level rise in Venice, Italy, from 1350 to 2014
Camuffo, Dario; Bertolin, Chiara; schenal, patrizia (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The evolution of relative sea level (RSL) in Venice, Italy, is crucial for the safeguarding of the city and it is now possible to extend our knowledge back to 1350, including the whole Little Ice Age and modern global ... -
Acoustic Emission NDT for monitoring hygro-mechanical reactions of coated pine wood: a methodological approach
Bertolin, Chiara; De Ferri, Lavinia; Razavi, Seyed Mohammad Javad; Berto, Filippo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Wood generally suffers drastic RH variations, strongly affecting its dimensional stability because of the gain or loss of adsorbed water. The proposed paper intends to investigate the applicability of a multi-technique ... -
Adapting Cultural Heritage to Climate Change Risks: Perspectives of Cultural Heritage Experts in Europe
Sesana, Elena; Gagnon, Alexandre S.; Bertolin, Chiara; Hughes, John (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Changes in rainfall patterns, humidity, and temperature, as well as greater exposure to severe weather events, has led to the need for adapting cultural heritage to climate change. However, there is limited research ... -
Analysing the Main Standards for Climate-Induced Mechanical Risk in Heritage Wooden Structures: The Case of the Ringebu and Heddal Stave Churches (Norway)
Califano, America; baiesi, marco; Bertolin, Chiara (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Studying, controlling and extrapolating the indoor microclimate of historical buildings have always been at the forefront among numerous preventive conservation strategies, especially in case of buildings made of organic ... -
Application of the Guggenheim, Anderson, de Boer (GAB) equation to study the impact of sealing treatments on pine wood sorption characteristics
Bertolin, Chiara; De Ferri, Lavinia; Strojecki, Marcin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Surface treatments can modify the materials behavior toward water sorption phenomena. The Guggenheim–Andersen–de Boer sorption equation, already used in the past to study various wood species, is here proposed to investigate ... -
Aurorae observed by Giuseppe Toaldo in Padua (1766-1797)
Dominguez-Castro, Fernando; Vaquero, Jose Manuel; Bertolin, Chiara; Gallego, Maria Cruz; De La Guia, Cristina; Camuffo, Dario (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)A record is presented of the auroral observations made by Giuseppe Toaldo and his assistant Vincenzo Chiminello in Padua, Italy, in the second half of the 18th century. The historical sources consulted include the original ... -
Calibration Method for monitoring hygro-mechanical reactions of coated and uncoated pine and oak wood by Acoustic Emission Non-Destructive Testing
Bertolin, Chiara; De Ferri, Lavinia; Berto, Filippo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The main issue of wood is its sensitivity to Relative Humidity (RH) variations, affecting its dimensional stability, and thus leading to crack formations and propagations. In situ structural health monitoring campaigns ... -
Calibration of Acoustic Emission parameters in relation to the equilibrium moisture content variations in a Pinus sylvestris beam
Bartolucci, Beatrice; Frasca, Francesca; Siani, Anna Maria; Bertolin, Chiara (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Under constant temperature conditions, air relative humidity variations affect hygroscopic objects, such as wood, modifying their moisture content and provoking, at low values, damages and fractures. The parameters (amplitude, ... -
Characterizing the Mechanical Behavior of Historic Polychrome Wood
Freeman, Ashely Amanda (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2021:319, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Stave church is a term derived from the technique of constructing a church using corner posts or staves as loading-bearing pillars. Currently there are only 28 stave churches in Norway, but in the mediaeval period over ... -
Climate change, large fires, and cultural landscapes in the mediterranean basin: An analysis in southern Spain
Moreno, M.; Bertolin, Chiara; Arlanzón, D.; Ortiz, P.; Ortiz, R. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Understanding the factors that influence fire regimes in Mediterranean climates is essential to reduce their risk. This research uses Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation with Station (CHIRPS) and Moderate-Resolution ... -
Climate-induced conservation Risks of historic reinforced concrete buildings: preliminary results from literature review
Boccacci, Giulia; Frasca, Francesca; bartolucci, beatrice; vergelli, lisa; Bertolin, Chiara; Siani, Anna Maria (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Environmental conditions can favour different kinds of deterioration in historic reinforced concrete structures. This preliminary results from literature review are focused on the climate-induced risks affecting reinforced ... -
Communicating hydrological hazard-prone areas in Italy with geospatial probability maps
Diodato, Nazzareno; borrelli, Pasquale; Panagos, Panos; Bellocchi, Gianni; Bertolin, Chiara (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The recurrence of storm aggressiveness and the associated erosivity density are detrimental hydrological features for soil conservation and planning. The present work illustrates for the first time downscaled spatial pattern ... -
A Comprehensive Study of the Microclimate-Induced Conservation Risks in Hypogeal Sites: The Mithraeum of the Baths of Caracalla (Rome)
frasca, francesca; verticchio, elena; caratelli, alessia; Bertolin, Chiara; Camuffo, Dario; Siani, AM (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The peculiar microclimate inside cultural hypogeal sites needs to be carefully investigated. This study presents a methodology that aimed at providing a user-friendly assessment of the frequently occurring hazards in such ... -
Current European flood-rich period exceptional compared with past 500 years
Blöschl, Günter; Kiss, Andrea; Viglione, Alberto; Barriendos, Mariano; Böhm, oliver; Brázdil, Rudolf; coeur, denis; demaree, gaston; llasat, maria carmen; MacDonald, Neil; Retsö, Dag; Roald, Lars; schmocker-Fackel, petra; Amorim, Ines S; belinova, monika; benito, gerardo; Bertolin, Chiara; Camuffo, Dario; Cornel, Daniel; doktor, radoslaw; elleder, libor; enzi, silvia; garcia, joao carlos; Glaser, Rüdiger; hall, julia; Haslinger, Klaus; hofstatter, michael; komma, jurgen; Limanówka, Danuta; lun, david; panin, andrei; Parajka, Juraj; petric, hrvoje; Rodrigo, Fernando S.; Rohr, Christian; schonbein, johannes; Schulte, Lothar; silva, luis pedro; toonen, willem H J; Valent, Peter; Waser, Jürgen; Wetter, Oliver (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)There are concerns that recent climate change is altering the frequency and magnitude of river floods in an unprecedented way1. Historical studies have identified flood-rich periods in the past half millennium in various ... -
A dataset of criteria on the use of thermal insulation solutions in building facades located in Norway, Portugal and Italy.
Parracha, João Luís; bartolucci, beatrice; Boccacci, Giulia; Ogut, Ozge; Bartels, Giovanna; Siani, Anna Maria; Frasca, Francesca; Bertolin, Chiara; Mendes, Maria Paula; Flores-Colen, Inês (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The building sector is responsible for a significant percentage of the energy consumption in Europe. The level of thermal insulation of the building envelope leads to decrease energy consumption, thus contributing towards ... -
The earliest datable noctilucent cloud observation (Parma, Italy, AD 1840)
Bertolin, Chiara; Dominguez-Castro, Fernando (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Noctilucent clouds (NLCs) are an uncommon phenomenon that provides information about the conditions and dynamics of the mesosphere. The first observation of NLCs was recorded in 1884/1885, following Krakatoa’s eruption in ... -
An Early mid-Latitude Aurora Observed by Rozier (Beziers, 1780)
Bertolin, Chiara; Dominguez-Castro, Fernando; De Ferri, Lavinia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Aurora observations are an uncommon phenomenon at low and mid latitudes that, at the end of the 18th century, were not well known and understood. Low and mid geomagnetic latitude aurora observations provide information ... -
Energy density and fracture parameters of coated Scots pine
Karvan, Poorya; Bertolin, Chiara; Berto, Filippo; Razavi, Seyed Mohammad Javad (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)An attempt was made to investigate the Michalski’s proven fluctuation theory through the use of the fracture characteristic and the energy density – dynamic surface value – of Scots pine coated with Renaissance wax, paraloid, ...