Determinación del origen de patologías estructurales existentes en la Catedral Nueva Inmaculada Concepción de Cuenca

Abstract

The determination of the existing pathologies in the Catedral Nueva de Cuenca is based on five clearly defined stages; Firstly, an historical constructive investigation is used looking to find the different materials used, their place of origin and the techniques applied in the construction of the most important structural elements like: the foundation pile, columns, walls, cupolas, buttresses, etc.

In the second stage there is a study and characterization of the materials that make up the structure of the Cathedral, among them: bricks, sand, and limestone. The modulus of elasticity and Poisson's of the materials are necessary values in the structural modeling stage.

In the third stage there is a study of the pathologies on site. All the damages identified in the structure will be analyzed with the objective of knowing the cause that produced them, for this reason in this stage of the project it is necessary to find the more relevant pathologies of the structure in the detailed plans to ease the location for the corresponding analysis.

In the fourth and fifth stages a three dimensional model generated in SAP 2000, which looks at the elastic behavior of the materials and other characteristics, so that this way the structural elements that present considerable traction with the most damaged or deteriorated parts of the structure can be bought. This study's purpose is to find the most vulnerable zones or places of the structure.