INJURIES, PAST REPAIRS AND CONSERVATION VIEWS FOR STABILIZATION OF SAKYAMUNI TOWER, CHINA

The Tower is an extraordinary example of the oldest (XI century) and tallest (67 m average) timber building existing, designed with an innovative structural solution. The present paper deals with the assessment of structural behaviour, the efficacy of the cited repair works carried out and the real stability condition of the Tower; this is made the performing of static and dynamic analyses. One of the main aims is to individuate the vulnerability areas, predict the kind and severity of failure and to choose topic repairs without altering the original configuration at the same time preserving the authenticity of the original materials.