The purpose of this study is to present the consequences of climate change, especially temperature increase, drought, sea-level rise, and coastal flooding or earthquake increase, in the foundations of four heritage buildings in Andalusia, to enhance the importance of risk assessments of heritage to contribute to disaster resilience. The...
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May 5, 2023 (v1)PublicationUploaded on: May 6, 2023
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July 17, 2024 (v1)Publication
One of the primary challenges in excavating underground in urban areas is controlling and mitigating ground surface displacement caused by Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) tunneling. It is crucial to avoid damaging historical monuments and buildings in these areas. This paper presents a new method for predicting the surface displacement caused by...
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March 9, 2023 (v1)Publication
In order to solve connectivity problems in metropolitan areas, the development of underground metro lines constitutes an unquestionable requirement. However, the construction work thereof encounters unfavourable circumstances when surface excavations must be carried out that cross historical areas of the city, due to the need to control surface...
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January 9, 2024 (v1)Publication
The need for sustainable urban growth management and preventive conservation of built elements constitute the key factors in today's increasing demand for the better understanding of subsoil. This information, mainly available from geotechnical surveys, can be integrated into spatial databases to produce operational models. Aiming to generate...
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May 2, 2019 (v1)Publication
The seismotectonic conditions of the Iberian Peninsula trigger the occurrence of earthquakes with an occasional periodicity, but with intensities greater than VI on the European macroseismic scale (EMS). For this reason, local action protocols are required in order to efficiently organise the technical inspections that must be carried out on a...
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January 9, 2024 (v1)Publication
La presente contribución tiene como objetivo principal desarrollar una metodología de visualización y gestión de riesgos para la conservación de edificaciones históricas, centrándose específicamente en un tramo de la muralla medieval de Sevilla, conocido como la Muralla de la Macarena. Se utiliza un enfoque basado en Sistemas de Información...
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December 23, 2016 (v1)Publication
Los terremotos siguen provocando numerosas víctimas en España pese a contar con una normativa específica desde 1962. La aceleración sísmica del terremoto acaecido en Lorca en 2011 superó el doble de la prevista en la actual NCSE-02. Sin embargo, la principal causa de los daños no fue consecuencia del colapso estructural, sino de deficiencias...
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March 9, 2023 (v1)Publication
La presente contribución aborda la gestión y conservación del patrimonio cultural desde la vertiente de la digitalización. Concretamente, se reflejan los resultados del empleo de Sistemas de Información Geográfica (SIG) para generar datos espaciales que constituyan la infraestructura base de un inventario digital, integrado por elementos de...
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August 6, 2021 (v1)Publication
The use of industrial waste in civil engineering applications constitutes a potential innovative effort to reduce environmental degradation and enable a sustainable use of natural resources. This paper reports a comprehensive laboratory study that was performed to evaluate the rubber granulates from End-of-Life Tyres (ELTs) as a lightweight...
Uploaded on: March 25, 2023