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PATHOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES FOR THE RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION OF ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE
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Unit 1: INTRODUCTION AND GENERALITIES

- Terminology and basic concepts.
- Diagnostic technical report. Methodology and writing of the document.

Unit 2. PATHOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES OF INTERVENTION IN STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS.

- Generalities Most frequent pathologies and diagnosis.
- Interpretation of fissurative frames.
- Recalce of superficial and deep foundations.
- Methods of consolidation of the land.
- Brick load-bearing walls. Arches, vaults and domes.
- Forged in historical buildings.

Unit 3. PATHOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES OF INTERVENTION IN WOOD ELEMENTS.

- Characteristics of wood in historical buildings.
- Analysis of wood pathologies and their diagnosis.
- Intervention techniques in wooden elements: Healing and preventive treatments of wood. Forged and covered with wood in historical constructions. Wood paneling.

Unit 4. HUMIDITY IN BUILDING. ANALYSIS AND INTERVENTION TECHNIQUES.

- The presence of humidity in the building: Direct or indirect rain (splashing). Condensation in interiors. Break of facilities. Humidity by capillary ascension. Flat and inclined roofs.
- Techniques for the treatment of damp in historic buildings: Walls with ventilation chamber and grilles. Sanitary floor (caviti-type casettes, igloo ...). External ventilation ditch with drainage. Draining mortar and breathable paint (pliolite base resin). Aeration of walls. Chemical barrier by injection of special water repellents. Electro-osmosis active. Electro-osmosis-phoresis Electro-osmosis wireless.

Unit 5. PATHOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES OF INTERVENTION IN PÉTREOS ELEMENTS

- Characteristics of the stony elements in historical buildings.
- Typology of the stone and alteration and deterioration factors.
- Cleaning methods.
- Consolidation and reintegration.
- Protection treatments. Hydrophobing

Unit 6. PATHOLOGY AND TECHNIQUES OF INTERVENTION IN EARTH ARCHITECTURE.

- Characteristics of the land architecture: the rammed earth and the wall.
- Most frequent pathologies in earth architecture.
- Techniques of intervention in the architecture of earth.


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