Criteria and Experiences on Structural Rehabilitation of Stone Masonry Buildings in Mexico City

Meli, Roberto; Sánchez-Ramírez, Roberto

doi:10.1080/15583050601123118

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“…Sandoval [7] states that these mortars could contain volcanic sand (tezontle stone) as well, and cactus (prickly pear) slobber, with what a quality mortar was obtained. According to Meli and Sanchez [8], in the first vaults constructed in the 16th century in the Mexican altiplano (high plains), the foundations and buttresses are built from a type of masonry that is more heterogeneous and lighter than the one that was typically used in historical buildings in other countries. According to these authors, this material has a higher tensile strength than brick masonry, mainly due to the absence of welldefined mortar joints, which are the weakest planes of the masonry.…”

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Mexican conventual churches from the 16^thcentury: some basis of design

García¹

2013

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

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The extensive construction work performed by the Franciscans, Dominicans and Augustinians in the sixteenth century in Mexico comprises small and large masonry religious buildings of great architectural significance. This paper studies the constructive and structural characteristics of the "visiting" chapels and conventual churches. These buildings, erected by the first three mendicant orders to arrive in Mexico, are the oldest pieces of work created after the first contact between America and Europe. The main objective of this work is to identify the origin of the outline of their roofing systems, and classify and study them from the historic and structural points of view, along with their walls and buttresses. The document shows a detailed study of one building that represents each one of the types of typical roofs of the sixteenth century in Mexico, based on the review of rules of construction contained in treatises of the time, and their possible application in Mexican religious buildings. Based on this review, it was possible to see that in certain cases there is a great similarity between the geometric characteristics of their structural elements with the rules of these treatises, that might have served their builders to guarantee the stability of their buildings. Results are given for two conventual temples and one chapel, where it was possible to find this similarity and know the basics of the design of buttresses, which will be useful for future structural and constructive studies.

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Section: Construction and Structural Characteristicsmentioning

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Mexican conventual churches from the 16^thcentury: some basis of design

García¹

2013

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

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“…Heritage buildings and monuments in any country are mute testaments of its glorious past [Meli et. al, 2007].…”

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“…Their architecture, design and construction at the time when computers, code of practice, design guidelines, research institutions and modern construction techniques did not exist makes one to realize the wisdom and expertise of our forefathers. These structures have managed to survive for hundreds of years while most of the modern constructions need repair after couple of years of service [Meli et. al, 2007].…”

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A Systematic Approach Towards Restoration of Heritage Buildings- A Case Study

Sandbhor¹,

Botre²

2013

IJRET

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Heritage structures perform vital role in nation's history, culture and signify the richness of it. To augment life and enhance strength, their restoration is very important for the future generations to have knowledge about how mankind lived in past ages. Restoration involves investigating, diagnosing and correcting deficiencies and deterioration of any structure. Identification of common defects and problems faced in old structures and devising a systematic approach towards handling these issues is civil engineer's obligation. A case study throws light on the various problems encountered and the methods employed to tackle them. This paper focuses on such problems and methodology to handle these problems while respecting structure's cultural integrity with the help of a case study. It also seeks to highlight the need for a greater awareness and the need to take precautionary measures of the immediate effects, and of the long-term management issues of heritage structures.

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“…In this work, the smeared crack damage assumption is used. This type of model has been widely used in the analysis of unreinforced brick masonry with good results [6,7].…”

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Structural Behavior of the General Archive of the Nation (AGN) Building, Mexico

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This article presents a study on the structural behavior of the Government Building that is part of the old Lecumberri Palace and which currently houses the Mexican General Archive of the Nation. This building was inaugurated in 1900 and closed in 1976, after serving as a prison for 76 years. It was reopened in 1982 after it had undergone several remodeling works. The construction is made of brick masonry with lime mortar. It is supported by a deposit of overly compressible high-plasticity clays. The main problems of this building are the appearance of cracks in both interior and exterior walls, and moisture in the ground floor, caused by differential settlements. The study entailed a geometric and a damage survey as well as ambient vibration tests in order to determine the dynamic properties of the construction. The data obtained was used for the making of a model that, using the finite element method, was analyzed under different load conditions. This study has focused on the overall response with the assumption of smeared crack damage. According to the results, the building's safety was deemed as acceptable. It has the capability to withstand seismic actions as established by the Mexican Building Code due to the high density of its walls and the resulting stiffness, which infer that the fundamental vibration period of the building would be distant from the predominant vibration period of the soil. This highlights the idea that the building's critical condition is constituted by the differential settlements, which cause damage in the construction.

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Criteria and Experiences on Structural Rehabilitation of Stone Masonry Buildings in Mexico City

Cited by 26 publications

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Mexican conventual churches from the 16^thcentury: some basis of design

Mexican conventual churches from the 16^thcentury: some basis of design

A Systematic Approach Towards Restoration of Heritage Buildings- A Case Study

Structural Behavior of the General Archive of the Nation (AGN) Building, Mexico

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Criteria and Experiences on Structural Rehabilitation of Stone Masonry Buildings in Mexico City

Cited by 26 publications

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Mexican conventual churches from the 16thcentury: some basis of design

Mexican conventual churches from the 16thcentury: some basis of design

A Systematic Approach Towards Restoration of Heritage Buildings- A Case Study

Structural Behavior of the General Archive of the Nation (AGN) Building, Mexico

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Mexican conventual churches from the 16^thcentury: some basis of design

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