Pontile - Revision history

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	<div>For a list of ''pontili'', see ''[[Pontili]]''.		<div>For a list of ''pontili'', see ''[[Pontili]]''.

	A ''pontile'' (pl. ''[[Pontili\|pontili]]'') is a wooden [[Docks\|dock]] that extends into a [[Canal\|canal]]. Occasionally, a ''pontile'' will have steps. Since a ''pontile'' ~~projects into a [[Canal\|canal]], they are mainly found in wider Venetian [[Canal\|canals]] such as the Grand Canal. Since ''[[Pontili\|pontili]]'' are~~ made of wood, frequent maintenance is required to ~~replaced~~ any boards that may have rotted.<ref>Duffy, Jill, Justin Gagliardi, Kate Mirtle, and Amanda Tucker. "Re-Engineering the City of Venice S Cargo System for the Consorzio Trasportatori Veneziani Riuniti." (2001).</ref>		A ''pontile'' (pl. ''[[Pontili\|pontili]]'') is a wooden [[Docks\|dock]] that extends into a [[Canal\|canal]]. Occasionally, a ''pontile'' will have steps. Since a ''pontile'' is made of wood, frequent maintenance is required to replace any supporting posts and boards that may have rotted.<ref>Duffy, Jill, Justin Gagliardi, Kate Mirtle, and Amanda Tucker. "Re-Engineering the City of Venice S Cargo System for the Consorzio Trasportatori Veneziani Riuniti." (2001).</ref>

			==Construction==
			A ''pontile'' is typically supported by wooden posts and occasionally, by cement posts. Increasingly, recycled plastic posts, which are impervious to saltwater and other decay, are replacing wood posts.

	[[File:Pontile1.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|An example of a ''pontile.'']]		[[File:Pontile1.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|An example of a ''pontile.'']]

	~~==Condition Ratings==~~
	~~When surveys are conducted, the condition of each ''pontile'', their condition was noted according to the scale below.~~

	~~<div>3 - Good</div>~~
	~~<div>2 - Average</div>~~
	~~<div>1 - Poor</div>~~
	~~<div>0 - Very Poor</div>~~

	~~==Usability Ratings==~~
	~~Another piece of data that is recorded with each survey is the usability of a ''pontile''. Its usability was noted using according to the scale below.~~

	~~<div>0 - Difficult to use for structural reasons</div>~~
	~~<div>1 - Difficult to use with high tide</div>~~
	~~<div>2 - Difficult to use with low tide</div>~~
	~~<div>3 - Unusable due to the lack of poles, hooks, or rings</div>~~
	~~<div>4 - Inaccessible by water</div>~~
	~~<div>5 - Difficult to utilize</div>~~
	~~<div>6 - Usable</div>~~
	~~<div>7 - Inaccessible by land</div>~~
	~~<div>8 - Inaccessible by land freight wagon</div>~~
	~~<div>99 - None</div>~~


	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
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	*[[Dock]]		*[[Dock]]
	*[[Docks]]		*[[Docks]]


	== References ==		== References ==
	<references/>		<references/>



	[[Category:Docks]]		[[Category:Docks]]

	{{Template:DockTypesNav}}		{{Template:DockTypesNav}}

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	<div>For a list of ''pontili'', see ''[[Pontili]]''.		<div>For a list of ''pontili'', see ''[[Pontili]]''.

	A ''pontile'' (pl. ''[[Pontili\|pontili]]'') is a wooden [[Docks\|dock]] that extends into a [[Canal\|canal]]. Occasionally, a ''pontile'' will have steps. Since a ''pontile'' projects into ~~the~~ canal, they are mainly found in wider Venetian [[Canal\|canals]] such as the Grand Canal. Since ''[[Pontili\|pontili]]'' are made of wood, frequent maintenance is required to replaced any boards that may have rotted.<ref>Duffy, Jill, Justin Gagliardi, Kate Mirtle, and Amanda Tucker. "Re-Engineering the City of Venice S Cargo System for the Consorzio Trasportatori Veneziani Riuniti." (2001).</ref>		A ''pontile'' (pl. ''[[Pontili\|pontili]]'') is a wooden [[Docks\|dock]] that extends into a [[Canal\|canal]]. Occasionally, a ''pontile'' will have steps. Since a ''pontile'' projects into a [[Canal\|canal]], they are mainly found in wider Venetian [[Canal\|canals]] such as the Grand Canal. Since ''[[Pontili\|pontili]]'' are made of wood, frequent maintenance is required to replaced any boards that may have rotted.<ref>Duffy, Jill, Justin Gagliardi, Kate Mirtle, and Amanda Tucker. "Re-Engineering the City of Venice S Cargo System for the Consorzio Trasportatori Veneziani Riuniti." (2001).</ref>

	[[File:Pontile1.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|An example of a ''pontile.'']]		[[File:Pontile1.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|An example of a ''pontile.'']]

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	<div>For a list of ''pontili'', see ''[[Pontili]]''.		<div>For a list of ''pontili'', see ''[[Pontili]]''.

	A ''pontile'' (pl. ''[[Pontili\|pontili]]'') is a wooden [[Docks\|dock]] that extends into a [[Canal\|canal]] ~~with~~ steps ~~at the end~~. Since a ''pontile'' projects into the canal, they are mainly found in wider Venetian [[Canal\|canals]] such as the Grand Canal. ~~One thing to be aware of is that since~~ ''[[Pontili\|pontili]]'' are made of wood, frequent maintenance is required to replaced rotted ~~boards on these [[Docks\|docks]]~~.<ref>Duffy, Jill, Justin Gagliardi, Kate Mirtle, and Amanda Tucker. "Re-Engineering the City of Venice S Cargo System for the Consorzio Trasportatori Veneziani Riuniti." (2001).</ref>		A ''pontile'' (pl. ''[[Pontili\|pontili]]'') is a wooden [[Docks\|dock]] that extends into a [[Canal\|canal]]. Occasionally, a ''pontile'' will have steps. Since a ''pontile'' projects into the canal, they are mainly found in wider Venetian [[Canal\|canals]] such as the Grand Canal. Since ''[[Pontili\|pontili]]'' are made of wood, frequent maintenance is required to replaced any boards that may have rotted.<ref>Duffy, Jill, Justin Gagliardi, Kate Mirtle, and Amanda Tucker. "Re-Engineering the City of Venice S Cargo System for the Consorzio Trasportatori Veneziani Riuniti." (2001).</ref>

	[[File:Pontile1.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|An example of a ''pontile.'']]		[[File:Pontile1.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|An example of a ''pontile.'']]

	==Condition Ratings==		==Condition Ratings==
	When ~~data was taken about~~ each ''pontile'', their condition was noted ~~using~~ the scale below.		When surveys are conducted, the condition of each ''pontile'', their condition was noted according to the scale below.

	<div>3 - Good</div>		<div>3 - Good</div>
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	==Usability Ratings==		==Usability Ratings==
	Another piece of data that ~~was taken about~~ each ''pontile'' ~~was their usability~~. ~~Their~~ usability was noted using the scale below.		Another piece of data that is recorded with each survey is the usability of a ''pontile''. Its usability was noted using according to the scale below.

	<div>0 - Difficult to use for structural reasons</div>		<div>0 - Difficult to use for structural reasons</div>
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	<references/>		<references/>

	~~==Bibliography==~~
	*Bennett, Alexander; Hastings, Samuel; Petry, Stephen; Solomon, Alexander. Boats are Waking Me Crazy: An Analysis of Boat Traffic and ''Moto Ondoso'' in the City of Venice. Worcester MA. Worcester Polytechnic Institute.2013

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	<div>For a list of ''pontili'', see ''[[Pontili]]''.		<div>For a list of ''pontili'', see ''[[Pontili]]''.

	A ''pontile'' (pl. ''[[Pontili\|pontili]]'') is a wooden [[Docks\|dock]] that extends into a [[Canal\|canal]] with steps at the end. Since a ''pontile'' projects into the canal, they are mainly found in wider Venetian [[Canal\|canals]] such as the Grand Canal~~. That results in fewer ''pontili'' in Venice than compared to ''[[Fondamenta\|fondamenta]]'' and [[Riva (Dock)\|''riva'']]~~. One thing to be aware of is that since ''[[Pontili\|pontili]]'' are made of wood, frequent maintenance is required to replaced rotted boards on these [[Docks\|docks]].<ref>Duffy, Jill, Justin Gagliardi, Kate Mirtle, and Amanda Tucker. "Re-Engineering the City of Venice S Cargo System for the Consorzio Trasportatori Veneziani Riuniti." (2001).</ref>		A ''pontile'' (pl. ''[[Pontili\|pontili]]'') is a wooden [[Docks\|dock]] that extends into a [[Canal\|canal]] with steps at the end. Since a ''pontile'' projects into the canal, they are mainly found in wider Venetian [[Canal\|canals]] such as the Grand Canal. One thing to be aware of is that since ''[[Pontili\|pontili]]'' are made of wood, frequent maintenance is required to replaced rotted boards on these [[Docks\|docks]].<ref>Duffy, Jill, Justin Gagliardi, Kate Mirtle, and Amanda Tucker. "Re-Engineering the City of Venice S Cargo System for the Consorzio Trasportatori Veneziani Riuniti." (2001).</ref>

	[[File:Pontile1.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|An example of a ''pontile.'']]		[[File:Pontile1.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|An example of a ''pontile.'']]

	==Condition Ratings==		==Condition Ratings==
	When data was taken about each ~~[[Dock\|dock]]~~, their condition was noted using the scale below.		When data was taken about each ''pontile'', their condition was noted using the scale below.

	<div>3 - Good</div>		<div>3 - Good</div>
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	==Usability Ratings==		==Usability Ratings==
	Another piece of data that was taken about each ~~[[Dock\|dock]]~~ was their usability. Their usability was noted using the scale below.		Another piece of data that was taken about each ''pontile'' was their usability. Their usability was noted using the scale below.

	<div>0 - Difficult to use for structural reasons</div>		<div>0 - Difficult to use for structural reasons</div>

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	<div>For a list of ''pontili'', see ''[[Pontili]]''.		<div>For a list of ''pontili'', see ''[[Pontili]]''.

	A ''pontile'' is a wooden [[Docks\|dock]] that extends into a [[Canal\|canal]] with steps at the end. Since a ''pontile'' projects into the canal, they are mainly found in wider Venetian [[Canal\|canals]] such as the Grand Canal. That results in fewer ''pontili'' in Venice than compared to ''[[Fondamenta\|fondamenta]]'' and [[Riva (Dock)\|''riva'']]. One thing to be aware of is that since ''[[Pontili\|pontili]]'' are made of wood, frequent maintenance is required to replaced rotted boards on these [[Docks\|docks]].<ref>Duffy, Jill, Justin Gagliardi, Kate Mirtle, and Amanda Tucker. "Re-Engineering the City of Venice S Cargo System for the Consorzio Trasportatori Veneziani Riuniti." (2001).</ref>		A ''pontile'' (pl. ''[[Pontili\|pontili]]'') is a wooden [[Docks\|dock]] that extends into a [[Canal\|canal]] with steps at the end. Since a ''pontile'' projects into the canal, they are mainly found in wider Venetian [[Canal\|canals]] such as the Grand Canal. That results in fewer ''pontili'' in Venice than compared to ''[[Fondamenta\|fondamenta]]'' and [[Riva (Dock)\|''riva'']]. One thing to be aware of is that since ''[[Pontili\|pontili]]'' are made of wood, frequent maintenance is required to replaced rotted boards on these [[Docks\|docks]].<ref>Duffy, Jill, Justin Gagliardi, Kate Mirtle, and Amanda Tucker. "Re-Engineering the City of Venice S Cargo System for the Consorzio Trasportatori Veneziani Riuniti." (2001).</ref>

	[[File:Pontile1.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|An example of a ''pontile.'']]		[[File:Pontile1.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|An example of a ''pontile.'']]

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	~~{{Infobox Plural~~		<div>''This article contains information about a typical Venetian pontile.''</div>
	~~\|title = {{PAGENAME}}~~		<div>For a list of ''pontili'', see ''[[Pontili]]''.

	\|~~image =~~ [[~~File:Pontile1~~.~~jpg~~\|~~250px~~]]		A ''pontile'' is a wooden [[Docks\|dock]] that extends into a [[Canal\|canal]] with steps at the end. Since a ''pontile'' projects into the canal, they are mainly found in wider Venetian [[Canal\|canals]] such as the Grand Canal. That results in fewer ''pontili'' in Venice than compared to ''[[Fondamenta\|fondamenta]]'' and [[Riva (Dock)\|''riva'']]. One thing to be aware of is that since ''[[Pontili\|pontili]]'' are made of wood, frequent maintenance is required to replaced rotted boards on these [[Docks\|docks]].<ref>Duffy, Jill, Justin Gagliardi, Kate Mirtle, and Amanda Tucker. "Re-Engineering the City of Venice S Cargo System for the Consorzio Trasportatori Veneziani Riuniti." (2001).</ref>

	\|~~caption = An example of a ''Pontile''.~~		[[File:Pontile1.jpg\|right\|thumb\|200px\|An example of a ''pontile.'']]

	\|~~number = 29}}~~

	~~A ''pontile'' is a wooden [[Docks~~\|~~dock]] that extends into a [[Canal~~\|~~canal]] with steps at the end. There are a 29 examples~~ of ~~''pontile'' in Venice. Since~~ a ''pontile'' projects into the canal, they are mainly found in wider Venetian [[Canal\|canals]] such as the Grand Canal and there are fewer ''pontili'' in Venice than there are of ''fondamenta'' and [[Riva_(Dock)\|''riva'']]. ~~One thing to be aware of concerning~~ ''~~pontile'' are made out of wood, there is some concern for rotting to occur on these type of [[Docks\|docks~~]]~~.<ref>Duffy, Jill, Justin Gagliardi, Kate Mirtle, and Amanda Tucker. "Re-Engineering the City of Venice S Cargo System for the Consorzio Trasportatori Veneziani Riuniti." (2001).</ref>~~

	==Condition Ratings==		==Condition Ratings==
	When data was taken about each dock, their condition was noted using the scale below.		When data was taken about each [[Dock\|dock]], their condition was noted using the scale below.

	<div>3 - Good</div>		<div>3 - Good</div>
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	==Usability Ratings==		==Usability Ratings==
	Another piece of data that was taken about each dock was their usability. Their usability was noted using the scale below.		Another piece of data that was taken about each [[Dock\|dock]] was their usability. Their usability was noted using the scale below.

	<div>0 - Difficult to use for structural reasons</div>		<div>0 - Difficult to use for structural reasons</div>
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	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
			*''[[Pontili]]''
			*[[Dock]]
	*[[Docks]]		*[[Docks]]

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	== References ==		== References ==
	<references/>		<references/>

			==Bibliography==
			*Bennett, Alexander; Hastings, Samuel; Petry, Stephen; Solomon, Alexander. Boats are Waking Me Crazy: An Analysis of Boat Traffic and ''Moto Ondoso'' in the City of Venice. Worcester MA. Worcester Polytechnic Institute.2013

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	A ''pontile'' is a wooden [[Docks\|dock]] that extends into a [[Canal\|canal]] with steps at the end. There are a 29 examples of ''pontile'' in Venice. Since a ''pontile'' projects into the canal, they are mainly found in wider Venetian [[Canal\|canals]] such as the Grand Canal~~. Due to the nature of a ''pontile'' as they project into the [[Canal\|canal]],~~ there are fewer ''pontili'' in Venice than there are of ''fondamenta'' and [[Riva_(Dock)\|''riva'']]. One thing to be aware of concerning ''pontile'' are made out of wood, there is some concern for rotting to occur on these type of [[Docks\|docks]].<ref>Duffy, Jill, Justin Gagliardi, Kate Mirtle, and Amanda Tucker. "Re-Engineering the City of Venice S Cargo System for the Consorzio Trasportatori Veneziani Riuniti." (2001).</ref>		A ''pontile'' is a wooden [[Docks\|dock]] that extends into a [[Canal\|canal]] with steps at the end. There are a 29 examples of ''pontile'' in Venice. Since a ''pontile'' projects into the canal, they are mainly found in wider Venetian [[Canal\|canals]] such as the Grand Canal and there are fewer ''pontili'' in Venice than there are of ''fondamenta'' and [[Riva_(Dock)\|''riva'']]. One thing to be aware of concerning ''pontile'' are made out of wood, there is some concern for rotting to occur on these type of [[Docks\|docks]].<ref>Duffy, Jill, Justin Gagliardi, Kate Mirtle, and Amanda Tucker. "Re-Engineering the City of Venice S Cargo System for the Consorzio Trasportatori Veneziani Riuniti." (2001).</ref>

	==Condition Ratings==		==Condition Ratings==

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	A ''pontile'' is a wooden [[Docks\|dock]] that extends into a [[Canal\|canal]] with steps at the end. There are a 29 examples of "pontile" in Venice. Since a ''pontile'' projects into the canal, they are mainly found in wider Venetian [[Canal\|canals]] such as the Grand Canal. Due to the nature of a ''pontile'' as they project into the [[Canal\|canal]], there are fewer ''pontili'' in Venice than there are of ''fondamenta'' and [[Riva_(Dock)\|''riva'']]. One thing to be aware of concerning ''pontile'' are made out of wood, there is some concern for rotting to occur on these type of [[Docks\|docks]].<ref>Duffy, Jill, Justin Gagliardi, Kate Mirtle, and Amanda Tucker. "Re-Engineering the City of Venice S Cargo System for the Consorzio Trasportatori Veneziani Riuniti." (2001).</ref>		A ''pontile'' is a wooden [[Docks\|dock]] that extends into a [[Canal\|canal]] with steps at the end. There are a 29 examples of ''pontile'' in Venice. Since a ''pontile'' projects into the canal, they are mainly found in wider Venetian [[Canal\|canals]] such as the Grand Canal. Due to the nature of a ''pontile'' as they project into the [[Canal\|canal]], there are fewer ''pontili'' in Venice than there are of ''fondamenta'' and [[Riva_(Dock)\|''riva'']]. One thing to be aware of concerning ''pontile'' are made out of wood, there is some concern for rotting to occur on these type of [[Docks\|docks]].<ref>Duffy, Jill, Justin Gagliardi, Kate Mirtle, and Amanda Tucker. "Re-Engineering the City of Venice S Cargo System for the Consorzio Trasportatori Veneziani Riuniti." (2001).</ref>

	==Condition Ratings==		==Condition Ratings==

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 A ''pontile'' is a wooden [[Docks|dock]] that extends into a [[Canal|canal]] with steps at the end. There are a 29 examples of "pontile" in Venice. Since a ''pontile'' projects into the canal, they are mainly found in wider Venetian [[Canal|canals]] such as the Grand Canal. Due to the nature of a ''pontile'' as they project into the [[Canal|canal]], there are fewer ''pontili'' in Venice than there are of ''fondamenta'' and [[Riva_(Dock)|''riva'']]. One thing to be aware of concerning ''pontile'' are made out of wood, there is some concern for rotting to occur on these type of [[Docks|docks]].<ref>Duffy, Jill, Justin Gagliardi, Kate Mirtle, and Amanda Tucker. "Re-Engineering the City of Venice S Cargo System for the Consorzio Trasportatori Veneziani Riuniti." (2001).</ref>
 == See Also ==
 *[[Docks]]

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	A ''pontile'' is a wooden [[Docks\|dock]] that extends into a [[Canal\|canal]] with steps at the end. There are a 29 examples of "pontile" in Venice. Since a ''pontile'' projects into the canal, they are mainly found in wider Venetian [[Canal\|canals]] such as the Grand Canal. Due to the nature of a ''pontile'' as they project into the [[Canal\|canal]], there are fewer ''pontili'' in Venice than there are of ''fondamenta'' and [[Riva_(Dock)\|''riva'']]. One thing to be aware of concerning ''pontile'' are made out of wood, there is some concern for rotting to occur on these type of [[Docks\|docks]].<ref>Duffy, Jill, Justin Gagliardi, Kate Mirtle, and Amanda Tucker. "Re-Engineering the City of Venice S Cargo System for the Consorzio Trasportatori Veneziani Riuniti." (2001).</ref>		A ''pontile'' is a wooden [[Docks\|dock]] that extends into a [[Canal\|canal]] with steps at the end. There are a 29 examples of "pontile" in Venice. Since a ''pontile'' projects into the canal, they are mainly found in wider Venetian [[Canal\|canals]] such as the Grand Canal. Due to the nature of a ''pontile'' as they project into the [[Canal\|canal]], there are fewer ''pontili'' in Venice than there are of ''fondamenta'' and [[Riva_(Dock)\|''riva'']]. One thing to be aware of concerning ''pontile'' are made out of wood, there is some concern for rotting to occur on these type of [[Docks\|docks]].<ref>Duffy, Jill, Justin Gagliardi, Kate Mirtle, and Amanda Tucker. "Re-Engineering the City of Venice S Cargo System for the Consorzio Trasportatori Veneziani Riuniti." (2001).</ref>


			== See Also ==
			*[[Docks]]



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