bells and bell towers melissa marion mike milkin eric mill chris vitone
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Bells and Bell TowersBells and Bell Towers
Melissa MarionMelissa Marion
Mike MilkinMike Milkin
Eric MillEric Mill
Chris VitoneChris Vitone
IntroductionIntroduction
Buildings are being neglected, causing danger of Buildings are being neglected, causing danger of physical and cultural damagephysical and cultural damage
Venetian belltowers would be severe losses in Venetian belltowers would be severe losses in both areasboth areas
Past research has been on taking measurements Past research has been on taking measurements of visible attributes of the towers to rank need for of visible attributes of the towers to rank need for restorationrestoration
These previous measurements are simplistic and These previous measurements are simplistic and not enough for a reliable ranking of need for not enough for a reliable ranking of need for restorationrestoration
We will re-examine belltowers and provide a We will re-examine belltowers and provide a much more comprehensive and deep analysis of much more comprehensive and deep analysis of the towers’ need for preservation actionthe towers’ need for preservation action
Building a WebGIS databaseBuilding a WebGIS database
Obtain all pertinent Obtain all pertinent datadata
Design and create Design and create databasedatabase
Design and create GIS Design and create GIS LayerLayer
Transform into Transform into WebGIS LayerWebGIS Layer
Finalize, Upload to Finalize, Upload to actual Internetactual Internet
Components of Bell TowersComponents of Bell Towers
BaseBase ShaftShaft
Intermediate Intermediate chamberchamber
Ringing chamberRinging chamber BellfryBellfry SpireSpire
Square roofSquare roof Slanted roofSlanted roof
Materials of Bell TowersMaterials of Bell Towers
BaseBase Non porous rock/clayNon porous rock/clay
ShaftShaft BrickBrick Metal supportsMetal supports
BellfryBellfry BrickBrick Lavish stone or clay decorationsLavish stone or clay decorations Bells hung with wood or metalBells hung with wood or metal
SpireSpire Clay shinglesClay shingles
San Marco
Social Function / ImpactSocial Function / Impact Part of historyPart of history Very tall – Very tall –
surveying postssurveying posts When were the When were the
bells rung?bells rung? CelebrationCelebration MourningMourning On every hourOn every hour In correlation with In correlation with
Christian festivalsChristian festivals The Doge's Palace
Other Uses of Bell TowersOther Uses of Bell Towers
Cell towersCell towers Very tallVery tall Not disturbedNot disturbed
Extinguishing firesExtinguishing fires Run a hose up through the towersRun a hose up through the towers Serve as a look out pointServe as a look out point Over a hundred towers in the cityOver a hundred towers in the city
MethodologyMethodology
Pick subset of previous cataloged bell Pick subset of previous cataloged bell towerstowers Exemplify issues we wish to monitorExemplify issues we wish to monitor Re-examine some metricsRe-examine some metrics
Perform TestsPerform Tests AccelerometerAccelerometer Strain TestStrain Test
Methodology (cont.)Methodology (cont.)
RegressionRegression Metrics to predict monitoringMetrics to predict monitoring Update ’95 regression to include Update ’95 regression to include
monitoring predictionmonitoring prediction Validation on new towersValidation on new towers
Perform measurementsPerform measurements Perform monitoringPerform monitoring
Killer GraphsKiller Graphs