The Restoration of Ghirlandina Tower in Modena and the Assessment of Soil-Structure Interaction by Means of Dynamic Identification Techniques (PDF)

Rossella Cadignani, born in Modena in 1957, was educated at the University of Florence (Italy), where she graduated in Architecture in 1982 and licensed to practice in the same year. From 1985 to 2015 she worked in the Municipality of Modena. For many years she has been the Director of the Urban Development Planning area, where her work included landscape planning and the preparation of the city strategic plan. From 2004 to 2015 she directed the Historical and Monumental Building Division of the Municipality of Modena. From 2007 to 2015 she directed the restoration work of Ghirlandina Tower and coordinated the Scientific Committee that oversaw the work. In the same period, she was a member of the Technical Committee of Modena's UNESCO site. Since 2016 she is working as a freelance professional and is involved in historical research on the architecture of her city.

Renato Lancellotta, born in 1949, was educated at the Technical University of Torino (Italy), where he graduated in Civil Engineering in 1974. He has been Visiting Professor at University of Texas (Austin) in 1986. Since 1990 he is Professor of Geotechnical Engineering. He has been member of the Editorial Advisory Panel of Géotechnique (2002-2004), Géotechnical Engineering and, at present, is Editor in Chief of the Rivista Italiana di Geotecnica. He has been awarded the Bishop Research Medal (Institution of Civil Engineers, London) in 2003. In 2007 he has been elected Member of the Academy of Science of Torino. At present he is Chairman of the International Committee on Preservation of Historic Sites and Monuments (TC301) and in 2012 he delivered the XI Croce Lecture. Professional experience refers to geotechnical studies for the preservation of historical monuments, including the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Sindone Chapel in Torino. He has been appointed as a member of the Scientific Committee for the preservation of the Ghirlandina Tower, the Cathedral of