Centro Universitário do Leste de Minas Gerais

Static stability of monumental moai–pukao assemblies on the ahu of Rapa Nui: a closed-form structural model for built heritage conservation

Abstract The monumental statues (moai) of Rapa Nui (Easter Island) and their cylindrical scoria topknots (pukao) constitute, together with the stone platforms (ahu) on which they were installed, one of the most distinctive bodies of monumental built heritage in the Pacific. Appro...