Analysis Method for Studying Groundwater under a Church

Abstract:

The Church of Asunción of Llíria (Valencia, Spain) is one of the best examples of the Valencian Baroque of the seventeenth century. This research is based on the study of the building from an urban, historical, and especially, a constructive view. The location of this particular church is unique because it is embedded in a mountain. First, some excavations were made into the mountain before the construction of the church started. Thus, there is a slope between the main entrance of the church and the rear. This research work provides the analysis of the ground humidity throughout the Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) technique. We have analysed the subsoil of the whole church by various cuts or paths. Longitudinal and transversal measurements allowed us to produce a three-dimensional model of the land on which the church stands. We have also analysed the homogeneity or heterogeneity of the subsoil in each area and the presence of certain ground water routes. The rising moisture has been analysed on the walls and pillars of the church. To this end, a moisture analyser has been employed to monitor the moisture content over a period of six months. With this information, it was possible to identify points that are systematically more humid.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volume 861)
• Pages: 263-270
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.861.263
• Online since: December 2016
• Authors: M. Eugenia Torner, Ángeles Mas, Carlos Lerma*, Enrique Gil, Jose Vercher, Jorge Padin, José Herráez
• Keywords: Building Materials, Capillarity, Church, GPR, Groundwater

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