ABSTRACT
One of the most difficult problems in the design of seismic protection for monuments is the establishment of their in-situ properties in order to be able to use them for an as accurate as possible model of the structure. In addition, any retrofitting method that will be used should be inconspicuous, and it should neither violate its form, nor change its structural behavior. The application of SMA and other innovative devices in protecting monuments are reported by Croci (2000) and Chrysostomou et al. (2008).
