Buildings: Annunciation Cathedral Kremlin

Case study: SOFO System

Crack monitoring of the ceiling vault
Thermal influence on the structure
Long term monitoring

Project Description

Summary: Crack monitoring of the Annunciation Cathedral in Kremlin during restoration works

Clients: Triada - Holding

Place: Moscow (Russia)

Period: 2004 - 2005

Installation: Triada - Holding

Structure's short description: The Annunciation Cathedral in Kremlin was built in 1484-1489. Inner walls are covered by the unique frescoes of the 16th century. The Cathedral is famous for its icons painted by world-renowned Russian masters like Andrej Rublev and his pupils. At the moment the Cathedral is a museum

Aim of monitoring: Monitor cracks in the ceiling vaults prior restoration work Monitor a long-term behavior of structures as well as to solve practical current tasks

Number of sensor: 2

Main Results: Deformations are caused by seasonal temperature fluctuations and are not dangerous to the current state of structures. According to the results of the measurements, structural deformations were initially related to the changes of temperature inside the building +/- 2?. Due to heavy raining there was a drastic increase of structural deformations

Ceiling paintings

Sensors installation

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