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Application of particle motion technique to structural modal identification of heritage buildings
(2015)
Article
Open AccessDetermining the behavior of a structure estimated by means of finite elements analysis requires not only an in-depth knowledge of its geometry and dynamic properties but also an experimental validation to corroborate the ... -
Background clutter amplitude and frequency of GPR signals to analyse water content in sedimentary deposits: Urban infrastructure environment
(Elsevier, 2022-09-01)
Article
Open AccessSoil site studies are crucial in the analysis of seismic hazard in populated areas. This study focusses on the use of the Ground Penetrating Radar as a non-destructive geophysical method to analysis the water content of a ... -
Buildings in Barcelona protected from railway-induced vibrations with base isolation
(Centre Internacional de Mètodes Numèrics en Enginyeria (CIMNE), 2014)
Conference report
Open AccessThis work describes two mid-height RC base isolated buildings recently erected in Barcelona. Both buildings are located near the main railway station in Barcelona (Barcelona-Sants), thus undergoing dynamic excitations due ... -
Combining ground penetrating radar and seismic surveys in the assessment of cultural heritage buildings: The study of roofs, columns, and ground of the gothic church Santa Maria del Mar, in Barcelona (Spain)
(Wiley, 2019-01-01)
Article
Open AccessCombined non-destructive techniques are applied in the study of a historical building in Barcelona. Santa Maria del Mar is a magnificent Mediterranean gothic church built between 1329 and 1383. Two of the most important ... -
Damage detection using principal component analysis applied to temporal variation of natural frequencies
(2018)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyFor preserving existing structures to the extent possible, vibration-based damage detection techniques are gaining more attention. In specific, tracking the changes in a structure’s natural frequencies employing the Principal ... -
Detección de galerías de agua en Barcelona
(2004-07)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policySeveral zones of the northern part of Barcelona City have old water mining galleries located in the upper part of the granite formation. These galleries are now out of use and their localization are unkown. This fact ... -
Detection of damage using temporal variation in natural frequencies and principal component analysis
(2022-04)
Article
Open AccessDetection of structural damage is an important issue. Some techniques require knowledge of the undamaged state or in-depth knowledge of the construction materials used. The application of principal component analysis to ... -
Dynamic investigation of a large historical cathedral
(John Wiley & sons, 2017-03)
Article
Open AccessThe presented research aimed at studying the dynamic behavior of Mallorca cathedral (Mallorca Island, Spain) under ambient sources of vibration and seismic events. The cathedral is one of the greatest built masonry structures ... -
Dynamic investigation of cultural heritage buildings for seismic safety asssessment
(Springer, 2022)
Part of book or chapter of book
Restricted access - publisher's policyCultural heritage buildings are prone to failures when subjected to seismic events, and recent earthquakes worldwide resulted in many losses of these buildings. Therefore, there is a need for methodologies for assessing ... -
Estimación de la respuesta de sitio mediante el metodo del cociente espectral aplicado a ruido ambiental: aplicación a la Ciutat Vella de Valencia
(Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2006)
Article
Open AccessDentro del proyecto de estudio de la vulnerabilidad sísmica de la Ciutat Vella de Valencia se ha estudiado la respuesta de suelo de esta y su afectación a los edificios de vivienda existentes. Debido a la baja sismicidad de ... -
Estimators for structural damage detection using principal component analysis
(2022-09)
Article
Open AccessStructural damage detection is an important issue in conservation. In this research, principal component analysis (PCA) has been applied to the temporal variation of modal frequencies obtained from a dynamic test of a ... -
Evaluation of Mallorca Cathedral seismic behavior using different analysis techniques
(University of the Aegean, 2019-01)
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Open AccessThe paper discusses the seismic assessment of Mallorca cathedral in Spain. This cathedral is an audacious Gothic structure built on the island of Mallorca during 14th-16th centuries, characterized by its large dimensions ... -
Evidences of directional soil response comportment
(Universitat d'Alacant, 2023)
Conference lecture
Open AccessIn recent years, the importance of considering other peaks than the predominant in the soil response has been revendicated. One possible explanation for some of these secondary peaks in the soil response is the presence ... -
GPR building inspection: Examples of building structures assessed with Ground Penetrating Radar
(University of Edinburgh, 2017)
Conference report
Restricted access - publisher's policyThe GPR assessment of buildings depends on the structure or part of the building studied. In this paper, three different case study are presented, all of them about old buildings that need to be restored or modified. ... -
Ground penetrating radar assessment of historical buildings: the study of the roofs, columns and ground of Santa Maria del Mar, in Barcelona / GPR assessment of the basilica Santa Maria del Mar
(IEEE Press, 2017)
Conference report
Open AccessSanta Maria del Mar is a magnificent gothic church built between 1329 and 1383 in a neighbourhood outside the city walls, over the remains of a more ancient church. The inhabitants of this district (merchants, downloaders ... -
Integrated dynamic and thermography investigation of Mallorca cathedral
(University of the Aegean, 2018-01)
Article
Open AccessAn integrated investigation of engineering archaeometry was carried out using dynamic identification, dynamic monitoring and Infra-Red (IR) thermography for the study of the dynamic behavior of Mallorca cathedral in Spain. ... -
Integrated GPR and laser vibration surveys to preserve prehistorical painted caves: Cueva Pintada case study
(2021-05)
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Open AccessThe study of structural safety when it is covered by important paintings requires a careful analysis without affecting the paintings. Therefore, non-destructive surveys are the only feasible method to obtain data about its ... -
Integrated near-surface geophysical survey of the Cathedral of Mallorca
(Elsevier, 2009-07-01)
Article
Restricted access - publisher's policyThis paper describes an integrated near-surface geophysical study carried out in order to obtain high-resolution images of the shallow subsurface under and around the Cathedral of Mallorca. The study was a part of a global ... -
Matrices de probabilidad de daño para la catedral de Mallorca, España
(2009-11-05)
Conference report
Open AccessSe presenta la obtención de la vulnerabilidad sísmica para una catedral Gótica de grandes dimensiones mediante la aplicación del Método del Espectro de Capacidad, y la obtención de las probabilidades de daño asociadas. -
Nanozonation in dense cities : testing a combined methodology in Barcelona City (Spain)
(2014-01-02)
Article
Open AccessMicrozonation is widely used in seismic risk evaluations to define the predominant period values, which are usually associated with extended areas of a few hundred meters. However, the representative values corresponding ...
