Brick masonry identification in complex historic buildings

Authors
Barluenga Badiola, GonzaloUniversity of Alcalá Author; Estirado, Fernando; Undurraga, Raimundo; Conde, Juan Félix; Agua, Fernando; [et al.]
Identifiers
Permanent link (URI): http://hdl.handle.net/10017/20560
DOI: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.12.027
ISSN: 0950-0618
Publisher
Mike J Forde
Date
2014
Affiliation
Universidad de Alcalá. Departamento de Arquitectura
Bibliographic citation
Barluenga, G., Estirado, F., Undurraga, R., Conde, J. F., Agua, F., Villegas, M.A., García Heras, M. Brick masonry identification in complex historic buildings. Construction and Building Materials, 2014, 54, 39-46. ISSN 0950-0618
Keywords
Historic masonry
Morphology
Brick
Mortar
Integrated analysis
Description / Notes
This study is part of the Program “Geomateriales. Durabilidad y conservación de geomateriales del patrimonio construido” (S2009/MAT-1629) funded by the Comunidad de Madrid. The authors acknowledge the 13 professional support from Techno-Heritage (Network on Science and Technology for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage).
Project
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/CAM//S2009%2FMAT-1629/ES/Durabilidad y consevación de geomateriales del patrimonio construido/
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info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0950061813011835
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(c) 2013 Elsevier Ltd
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Abstract
The aim of the study is to define a reliable interdisciplinary procedure for brick masonry identification in complex historic buildings, in order to enhance documentation, conservation and restoration issues, thereby putting into value the architectural heritage. The methodology integrates experimental data obtained through on site measuring and sampling with historical information. Direct measurements were obtained through photogrammetry and brick and mortar characterization tests and were used to relate stratigraphic units, fabric morphology and materials. The differences identified through morphological analysis and experimental results are double-checked with historical data, allowing a scientific interpretation, supported by experimental results and contrasted to historical information. This approach was used for the study of the brick masonry walls of the first College of the University of Alcalá (Madrid, Spain), founded in 1495 and declared World Heritage Site by the UNESCO in 1998. Different brick masonry typologies with the same morphology but different constitutive materials and vice versa were found. An integrated constructive analysis based upon available historical data allowed to identify six brick masonry types based on their period of construction, fabric morphology and building materials
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