@article{ref1,
title="Building the Cathedral of Noto; earthquakes, reconstruction and building   practice in 18th-century Sicily",
journal="Construction and building materials",
year="2003",
author="Tobriner, Stephen O.",
volume="17",
number="8",
pages="521-532",
abstract="The collapse of the nave and dome of the Cathedral of Noto, S. Nicolo,   in a rainstorm in 1996 brought to light 18th century construction errors   unique to this building. S. Nicolo is the most prominent church in the   city of Noto, a rich Baroque center in southeastern Sicily completely   reconstructed after an earthquake in 1693. During the course of its   construction and reconstruction between 1696 and 1950, S. Nicolo was   plagued by multiple earthquake failures and construction errors. This   paper attempts to assemble the unwritten construction history of the   church for the first time in English, and to address the question of how   architects, engineers and builders responded to the problem of creating   a seismically resistant building. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights   reserved.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0950-0618",
doi="10.1016/S0950-0618(03)00051-5",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0950-0618(03)00051-5"
}