Think about the famed tower of Pisa, which is located in Italy. What springs to mind right away? Surely you can conjure up images of tourists striking poses for photographs while the edifice tilts. A report suggested that the Leaning Tower of Pisa might be straightening out over time.
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Since the end of the sixteenth century, when physicist and mathematician Galileo dropped two spheres of different masses from the top of the tower to demonstrate that mass does not affect the fall of objects, this location has held a remarkable significance. Newton rejected the idea that mass has no effect on object fall almost a century later.
However, as a result of the stabilization work being done, the tower is gradually regaining its upright position. According to a study that was funded by the preservation organization Opera Primaziale della Pisana, the tower has straightened itself by another 1.6 inches in the 21 years since the stabilization project that lasted for 11 years and reduced the lean of the tower by 15 inches. The project began in 2001.
Even though the tilt of the tower has been minimized, Nunziante Squeglia, a professor of geotechnics at the University of Pisa, estimates that the tower still wobbles at a rate of approximately 0.02 inches per year on average.
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“Although what counts the most is the stability of the bell tower, which is better than expected,” Nunziante Squeglia said, while an OPA spokesperson said, “Considering it is an 850-year-old patient with a tilt of around five metres and a subsidence of over three meters, the state of health of the Leaning Tower of Pisa is excellent.” “Although what counts the most is the stability of the bell tower, which is better than expected,” Nunziante Squegli
It is speculated that the foundation of the 57-meter tower was only three metres deep and that it was built on poor, unstable subsoil. This design error may have caused the tower to begin sinking after it was constructed.