Study of the State of Conservation and the Building Materials Used in Defensive Constructions in South-Eastern Spain: The Example of Mula Castle in Murcia

Carrillo, María Lourdes Gutiérrez; Arizzi, Anna; Cardiel, Isabel Bestué; Pardo, Eduardo Sebastián

doi:10.1080/15583058.2019.1630516

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“…For the petrographic study, a Carl Zeiss "Jenapol-U" microscope equipped with a digital camera (Nikon D7000) was used. This enabled the identification of the mineral components, their textural and structural ratios, the degree of decay, the presence of neoformation phases and the study of the cement matrix used in the rammed-earth walls and/or mortars (by dyeing with alizarin red) based on observation of thin sections of each material [27]. The scanning electron microscopy study was carried out with a high-resolution Auriga model from Carl Zeiss SMT, which was equipped with a dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX) microanalysis system.…”

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“…However, the advance of this model of action from other disciplines has played a fundamental role in the development of applied science with a specific technology [23][24][25][26]. This fact has made possible a greater and better knowledge of the cultural asset and its materiality, as the origin of intrinsic risks [27] or of the evaluation of threats [28]. Satellite remote sensing systems have been integrated into the study for risk assessment [29], even in combination with dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX) to determine small-scale pathologies in walls [30].…”

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Pathologic and Risk Analysis of the Lojuela Castle (Granada-Spain): Methodology and Preventive Conservation for Medieval Earthen Fortifications

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This study presents a methodology generated for the preventive conservation of defensive earthen architecture, applied to the case of the Lojuela Castle (Lecrin Valley, Granada, Spain). In the application of the designed protocol, a multidisciplinary analysis of its patrimonial characteristics and multidimensional evaluation was developed, applying the technique of qualitative consultation to a group of experts—the Delphi method. This methodology allowed us to relate the hazard factors and the vulnerability of the asset for each group of risks that affect it. The support of the method in with geographic information systems (GIS) has favored the production of predictive cartography and risk analysis—including the territorial dimensions and spatial interactions of the asset with the physical environment. This has facilitated the obtention of micro-zoning maps of each of the risks examined. The risk mapping in micro-zoning and the knowledge of the structure’s vulnerability represents an important contribution to the future conservation and management of this heritage. They favor strategies that minimize the incidence of risks and allow the prioritization of the conservation actions with a minimum economic investment, creating an efficient maintenance program. This will facilitate the protection, conservation and valorization decisions by the administration and the competent bodies involved in the protection of these sites.

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confidence: 99%