Brunelleschi’s dome in Florence: The masterpiece of a genius

摘要

After a brief description of the main geometric characteristics and the relevant constructivernaspects ideated by Brunelleschi to build the Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore the paper sketches the actualrncracking pattern together with recent results concerning the static behavior of the Dome. The F.E. model builtrnto assess the Dome’s structural behavior is described, and the identification procedure (based on the results ofrnprevious in-situ experimental investigation) is illustrated. The paper offers a contribution in the assessment ofrnthe safety and vulnerability of one of the most emblematic masonry domes all over the world.