Pathological diagnostic tool based on the combination of different disciplines. Management of the preservation of cultural heritage. Application in the structural consolidation of rock structures

The preservation of cultural heritage must encompass different disciplines for its management to be optimal. The behaviour of a historic building depends on many factors, which include its real geometry, the characteristics of the materials with which it was built, pathologies arising throughout its existence and the conditions of its surroundings. Different techniques are therefore required and these must be complemented in order to manage our cultural heritage comprehensively. Coria Cathedral (Cáceres) is an example of a singular building with secular pathologies. This study of the cathedral combined modern techniques of analysis and description. Geomatic techniques were used (differential levelling, terrestrial laser scanner, GNSS), geophysical prospecting methods (electrical tomography), geotechnical descriptive methods, three-dimensional modelling and verification of structural systems. The results obtained served as the basis to determine and locate the origin building's pathologies and to develop a project for the structural consolidation.