Observatorio de I+D+i UPM

Conservation principles. Multidisciplinary approach. Studies on the history of construction. Conservation and sustainability in the intervention in historic buildings. Universal accessibility in the architectural heritage. Maintenance guidelines in the historic buildings after intervention. Terminology of conservation and intervention.

Building pathology. Performance and durablity of the building, its systems, components and materials. Damage assessment in historical buildings. Pathological studies. Data collection and testing, on site and laboratory. Diagnosis reports on the architectural heritage. Monitoring of the historic buildings after intervention.

Traditional materials and construction elements. Technical standards and architectural heritage. Reinforcement and stabilization techniques. New construction techniques in conservation, restoration and rehabilitation. New materials on conservation, restoration and rehabilitation. Instrumentation and monitoring systems and techniques.

El proceso de restauración/intervención, es el momento en que muchas incógnitas se despejan, pudiendo surgir otras. Lo proyectado, deberá poder ser modificado en función de lo encontrado, pues deberá prevalecer el monumento/documento. Habrá que prever mecanismos para poder gestionar adcuadamente las modificaciones. Se trata pues, de un proceso en varios tiempos, que no termina con la intervención, sino que habrá que seguir y evaluar los resultados mediante un seguimiento del edificio, y esto debería hacerse de forma global y en todos sus aspectos (histórico, cultural, funcional y constructivo) para ver si han conseguido los fines que ser perseguían. Si no fuera así, deberán ponerse los medios para realizar las oportunas correcciones.

Master plans on architectural heritage. Legislation and architectural heritage. Rehabilitation and restoration projects. Conservation plans for historic buildings. Monitoring of the historic buildings after intervention. Managing for sustainability of the intervention on the architectural heritage.

General methodology of diagnosis; appropriate programming and methodology to guarantee that all the necessary aspects are covered. Scientific content, using appropriate precision tools, to support the results and ensure traceability and repeatability. Definition of standard pathological problems, identifying the affected basic features as well as the techniques for the objective determination of the failures or loss of sustained features, and materials, components and construction systems involved, etc. Appropriate tools for a proper pathological analysis; digital programs for the drawing of damage maps (photogrammetry, 3D scanner, virtual reality, etc.); non-destructive testing for non-aggressive studies (radiography, ultrasound, endoscopy, comparators, etc.); mathematical models to define and analyse the pathological processes. Study of the inter-relationships of the different materials, components and construction (sub)systems in the possible pathological problems of the building.

Esta línea persigue el progreso del conocimiento básico sobre la naturaleza el comportamiento de los morteros presentes en los edificios del Patrimonio Arquitectónico, de cara a su catalogación, conservación y restauración. Para ello se procede mediante caracterización instrumental de los morteros históricos y el estudio experimental de sus componentes. Así mismo se investiga en la formulación y desarrollo de nuevos materiales de reparación-reposición compatibles con los restos a conservar y con los soportes existentes

A better understanding of the pathological phenomena associated to dampness: that is, progress in the definition and classification of the different pathological states and their causes. Improvement of the methodology and the diagnosis techniques: both the laboratory and the on site techniques, which are often the most useful. Optimization of existing construction solutions for repair or prevention, linking the diagnosis with said solutions: that is, defining what is the right solution for every problem Development of new intervention techniques and constructive solutions: in collaboration with companies of the building sector.