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In this paper experiences are reported in activity to design and reconstruct an ancient Roman crane by referring to archaeological remains and the literature related to Vitruvius work as republished during Renaissance. The design has been developed with mechanical considerations also of a practical modern functionality as function of the materials that have been considered for the reconstruction as inspired by archaeological studies.
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The author wishes to thankfully acknowledge Pier Gabriele Molari (former professor at University of Bologna), Fabio Sabbadini (engineer), Matthias Bruno (archeologist), GianGiacomo Martìnes (former officer of Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage), Cinzia Conti (former officer of Soprintendenza Archeologica di Roma), Alessandra Carriero (engineer), Anna Maria Saccomanno (architect at Technical Office of Rome city), Giovanni Di Pasquale (director at Galileo Museum in Florence) for the collaboration in the work of design and analysis of the reconstruction of the Roman crane structure. Particular thanks are expressed to the staff of Opera Laboratori Fiorentini Ltd in Florence that has operated to build the prototype that has been first exhibited in June 2019 in Florence at the Limonaia building of Uffizi Museum.
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Ceccarelli, M. (2021). Design Experiences for Reconstruction of an Ancient Roman Crane. In: Niola, V., Gasparetto, A. (eds) Advances in Italian Mechanism Science. IFToMM ITALY 2020. Mechanisms and Machine Science, vol 91. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55807-9_5
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