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Civil engineering

Padua, Italy

Case study

Subsurface imaging for archaeology

1500 STRYDE Nodes™ were deployed in November 2020 to record unprecedented passive and active seismic around the 14th Century Scrovegni Chapel.

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Project snapshot

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Client name

University of Padua

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Location

Scrovegni Chapel, , Italy

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Environment type

The ruins of an ancient Roman Amphitheatre

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Application acquired for

Geotechnical insights

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Project goals

Working in conjunction with experts in cultural heritage and geophysics from the Municipality of Padua and the interdepartmental research center CIBA of the University of Padua - 1500 STRYDE Nodes™ were deployed in November 2020 to record unprecedented passive and active seismic around the 14th Century Scrovegni Chapel.

Survey snapshot

Survey parameters

38 receiver lines in total (18 inside the amphitheatre, 20 outside). Nodes spacing was 1.5m inside the amphitheatre and 1m outside the arena.

Number of nodes deployed during the survey

1500 STRYDE Nodes™

STRYDE Node Deployment

Our autonomous STRYDE Nodes™ are capable of recording continuously for 28 days and were used for 24-hour recording around the Chapel.

Challenges experienced during survey planning...

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Terrain

The unique Chapel, housing the universally known frescoes by Giotto, is built on the ruins of an ancient Roman Amphitheatre making the site a very sensitive area where seismic activity has to be kept to a bare minimum. The lightweight and easily deployed STRYDE Node™ was the ideal solution to acquire ‘near zero’ footprint seismic around the ancient structures.

Survey outputs

Acquired Data

The data collected (passive seismic noise plus vibrations induced from a weight drop assembly) will provide new geotechnical insights on the nature and complexity of the area; adding to the archaeological and historical understanding of both monuments.

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