Correction of differential settlements in Mexico City's Metropolitan Cathedral and Sagrario Church / / Efraín Ovando-Shelley, Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional, Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico, Enrique Santoyo, TGC Geotecnia, Geotechnical Consultants, Mexico City, Mexico

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910824641603321
• Autore: Ovando Shelley Efraín
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Boca Raton : , : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, , [2020]
• ISBN: 1-000-72576-6; 1-000-72562-6; 0-429-32621-1
• Edizione: [First edition.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (98 pages)
• Collana: Built Heritage and Geotechnics, , 2640-0278 ; ; Volume 2
• Disciplina: 726.5097253
• Soggetti: Church architecture - Conservation and restoration - Mexico - Mexico City; Architecture, Spanish colonial - Conservation and restoration - Mexico - Mexico City
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "A Balkema Book".
• Sommario/riassunto: "This book describes the geotechnical aspects for correcting the geometry of Mexico City's Metropolitan Cathedral and of the adjoining Sagrario Church. It describes the main aspects of geotechnical conditions in the city and of the most important hazards affecting these monuments. It discusses the analyses performed and the actions taken to achieve the corrections required. The book aims to provide non-specialists with a clear picture of the magnitude and importance of the project and of the achievements it fulfilled. It is expected that the book will also appeal to specialized geotechnical engineers that will be provided with references to follow up the project in depth"--