Construction—EMEA—Italy—Structural Repair Solutions
DYWIDAG Bar Tendons preserve a Piece of History:
Reinforcement of the Basilica of Maxentius on Rome’s Forum Romanum
The Basilica of Maxentius is located on the border of Rome’s Forum
Romanum. The structure was built on an area that originally measured
100 x 70m from approximately 307 to 313 AD and was thus one of the
largest buildings in the Forum. Today, only the northern aisle of the
Basilica still exists.
Photos reprinted courtesy of Lande S.P.A., Italy
Recently, it became necessary to stabilize
the Basilica of Maxentius. For this purpose,
the vertical masonry was braced using 165
St 1050, 40mm Ø DYWIDAG Post-Tensioning
Bars. The individual DYWIDAG Bar Tendons
are 6m long and were joined using couplers.
Specially designed AISI 316 steel anchor
plates were used for this project.
The DYWIDAG Bar Tendons were installed to
a height of more than 30m and tensioned in
stages, with the movements of the masonry
being simultaneously and continuously
measured. The tensioning bars were hot dip
galvanized and are permanently protected
from corrosion by heat shrink sleeves.
The DYWIDAG Bar Tendons that were used
had a total length of approximately 1,000m.
DYWIT Italy not only supplied the necessary
bar tendons including accessories, but
also provided the equipment needed for
the stressing work and on-site technical
assistance.
Owner
Roma Capitale, Italy
General Contractor
Metro C scpa, Italy
Subcontractor
Lande S.P.A., Italy
DSI Unit
DYWIT S.P.A., Italy
DYWIT Scope
Production, supply, technical support,
test installation
DYWIDAG Products
165, 40mm Ø DYWIDAG Bar Tendons
including accessories, equipment
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