Annunciation Cathedral Kremlin

Emplacement

Annunciation Cathedral Kremlin, Moscow
Russia

Crack monitoring of the ceiling vault
Thermal influence on the structure
Long term monitoring

Système: 
System SOFO
Domaine: 
Domain Buildings
Clients: 
Triada - Holding
Début des travaux: 
2004
Fin des travaux: 
2005
Installation: 
Triada - Holding
Courte description: 
The Annunciation Cathedral in Kremlin was built in 1484-1489. Inner walls are covered by the unique frescoes of the 16th century. The Cathedral is famous for its icons painted by world-renowned Russian masters like Andrej Rublev and his pupils. At the moment the Cathedral is a museum
Objectifs de contrôle: 
Monitor cracks in the ceiling vaults prior restoration work Monitor a long-term behavior of structures as well as to solve practical current tasks
Nombre de capteurs: 
2
Résultats: 
Deformations are caused by seasonal temperature fluctuations and are not dangerous to the current state of structures. According to the results of the measurements, structural deformations were initially related to the changes of temperature inside the building +/- 2°. Due to heavy raining there was a drastic increase of structural deformations
Annunciation Cathedral Kremlin
Ceiling paintings
Sensors installation