ABSTRACT
The main purpose of the Reinforced Arch Method (RAM) is to modify the distribution of loads acting on the arch, vault or dome so that the combination of the old loads plus the new loads can be the "right one" for the given and known geometry of the masonry structure. Among the various possibility for the consolidation of masonry arches and vaults, the so called RAM can be applied. In the first case cables can be simply laid down on the masonry or, if needed, a thin layer of fiber reinforced mortar can be interposed to regularize the surface. In the second case some connection devices are needed to transfer the loads between cables and masonry. Diffused tensile stresses exceeding the strength of the masonry appeared either on the extrados or on the intrados, so that an intervention was needed.
