2019

In the case of heritage buildings, non-invasive techniques are of paramount interest, especially ...those that can exploit the natural vibration of the structure. Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) can play an important role in the preservation of architectural heritage, especially when it can support a rapid and reliable assessment of structural damage and degradation.

When the historical archives are concerned, usually closed and controlled environment are
consid...ered, protected from the threats from ambient conditions, fires and different kind of pest. What
is becoming evident by the historical events is that archives are vulnerable to the acute events, as

Process industry is characterized by the existence of several, usually competitive, technical sol...utions that can be used to achieve a certain result. In this paper competing technologies for the treatment of lean VOC-air mixtures are compared on the basis of more relevant operational parameters: the energy consumption, the out-of-service time and monetary risk.

Food and Drink Industry (FDI) has a strong contribution to EU-28’s economy as reported by Eurosta...t (2014). FDI involves more than 4,25 millions of workers divided in 289000 companies with a relevant degree of diversification. Far away from the common way of thinking the FDI sector has an accident frequency comparable to those of other industrial sectors.

This paper discusses the objectives and early results of the project PROAGE, funded by INAIL unde...r the Saf€ra framework. The aim is to better control of the ageing of equipment, to quantify the impact of operating modes on system reliability, to estimate their residual life and to adapt the maintenance strategy, while respecting safety, regulation and operational performance.