Linda Giresini. This paper illustrates an on-site teaching laboratory that involved forty students of the School of Engineering at Pisa during the whole summers of 2010 and 2011. The activity consisted in a systematic survey of damages occurred in a small village after the 2009 Abruzzo earthquake and in the preparation of documents addressed to a reconstruction plan. The historical village of San Pio delle Camere (1000 inhabitants) was fully surveyed, including about 140 hypogean sites. Each student spent at least one month in these activities, funded by specific study grants provided by the Italian Tuscany Region. Teams of three-four students performed well-defined work packages, led by a tutor, who established roles and functions in the group. At the end of each day, the students discussed the progress made preparing also a weekly report. In the last phases, preliminary structural analyses were carried out to assess the seismic vulnerability of some relevant buildings, fully available to the students. The main results were published in a book presented in a workshop and used to set up the official reconstruction plan of the village. During this on-site laboratory, the students could experience the effects of the destructive earthquake on the population, visiting also the damaged surrounding towns and seeing with their own eyes many cases of structural collapse.

1. An on-site teaching laboratory in a village damaged
by the 2009 Abruzzo earthquake
Linda Giresini, DESTEC, Dip. di Ing. dell’Energia, Sistemi, Territ. e Costruzioni, School of Engineering, Pisa
Mauro Sassu, DICAAR – Dip. di Ingegneria Civile, Ambientale e Architettura, University of Cagliari

2. Giresini – An on-site teaching laboratory in a village damaged by the 2009 Abruzzo earthquake
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OUTLINE
• The idea of an on-site teaching laboratory
• Internship framework
• Technical and human achievements
• Value of the experience

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A DIRECT AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS
Two-year program of summer internships
in San Pio delle Camere (AQ)
Main seismic shock: April, 6th 2009
M6.3, 286 deaths and 1173 injured.
Giresini – An on-site teaching laboratory in a village damaged by the 2009 Abruzzo earthquake
25 km

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AN ON-SITE TEACHING LAB OF EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
Main damages on historic masonry buildings.
Giresini – An on-site teaching laboratory in a village damaged by the 2009 Abruzzo earthquake

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INTERNSHIP FRAMEWORK
First campaign
(2010)
20 students
Second campaign
(2011)
20 students
8 teams of 2-3
students each
JULY 2010:
4 TEAMS (4 WEEKS)
SEPTEMBER 2010
4 TEAMS (4 WEEKS)
KICK-OFF
MEETING:
JUNE 2010
JULY 2011:
4 TEAMS (4 WEEKS)
SEPTEMBER 2011
4 TEAMS (4 WEEKS)
KICK-OFF
MEETING:
JUNE 2011
Giresini – An on-site teaching laboratory in a village damaged by the 2009 Abruzzo earthquake

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INTERNSHIP FRAMEWORK
Giresini – An on-site teaching laboratory in a village damaged by the 2009 Abruzzo earthquake
Stay of 4 weeks for
each student
Temporary
houses

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INTERNSHIP FRAMEWORK
First campaign
(2010)
20 students
Classification of:
- Structural Aggregates;
- Structural Units;
- Structures of Min. Intervention
Survey of damages;
Elaboration of datasheets (DCP).
Second campaign
(2011)
20 students
Structural analyses
Elaboration of data
Giresini – An on-site teaching laboratory in a village damaged by the 2009 Abruzzo earthquake

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HYPOGEAL STRUCTURES (CAMERE)
Giresini – An on-site teaching laboratory in a village damaged by the 2009 Abruzzo earthquake

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HYPOGEAL STRUCTURES: PROPOSAL OF A DATASHEET
Giresini – An on-site teaching laboratory in a village damaged by the 2009 Abruzzo earthquake

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SURVEY OF DAMAGES
Giresini – An on-site teaching laboratory in a village damaged by the 2009 Abruzzo earthquake

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STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENTS: SECOND CAMPAIGN
Vulnerability Index assessment
Structural analyses on selected cases
Giresini – An on-site teaching laboratory in a village damaged by the 2009 Abruzzo earthquake

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TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
STRUCTURAL
AGGREGATES/UNITS
CLASSIFICATION
DIRECT KNOWLEDGE
ABOUT STRUCTURAL
ELEMENTS (MASONRY
WALLS, VAULTS, ETC.)
STRUCTURAL
CONCEPTION
FAMILIARITY
UTILITY OF
CONSOLIDATION
TECHNIQUES FOR
U.M.I.S
SURVEY OF DAMAGES
ASSOCIATION TO
DESIGN ERRORS
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Giresini – An on-site teaching laboratory in a village damaged by the 2009 Abruzzo earthquake

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INSPECTIONS IN THE NEARBY DAMAGED AREAS
Giresini – An on-site teaching laboratory in a village damaged by the 2009 Abruzzo earthquake

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COLLATERAL ACTIVITIES
40 KM TREKKING…
Giresini – An on-site teaching laboratory in a village damaged by the 2009 Abruzzo earthquake

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COLLATERAL ACTIVITIES
NERD STRUCTURAL
ENGINEERS
Giresini – An on-site teaching laboratory in a village damaged by the 2009 Abruzzo earthquake
COOKING
EXPERIMENTS

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RESULTS DISSEMINATION
Giresini – An on-site teaching laboratory in a village damaged by the 2009 Abruzzo earthquake

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THE VALUE OF AN EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
AWARENESS
ON STRUCTURAL
INTERACTIONS EMPATHY
DIRECT
KNOWLEDGE
DAY BY DAY
TEAM WORKINGUTILITY OF SIMPLE
SOLUTIONS
Giresini – An on-site teaching laboratory in a village damaged by the 2009 Abruzzo earthquake

18. Giresini – An on-site teaching laboratory in seismic areas after 2009 Abruzzo earthquake
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THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION
linda.giresini@unipi.it