Historical Floors in Venice for Industrial and Commercial Use (seminato veneziano)

Abstract

Historical floors in Venice, which can cover large surfaces and have a significant aesthetic value, are made of a homogeneous mixture of lime and aggregate. This allows them to adapt to the movements of the structure to avoid the formation of cracks, and to support heavy loads associated with the commercial and industrial use of the building. From a static point of view, they can be considered as floors on an elastic structure. Load tests together with the related calculations will be analysed using a FEM software and some particularly significant examples of historic buildings will be exposed.