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The mayor of Culture stands out as most important example of the application of these recommendations to reduce the pitch of the roofs of the church of Santiago, which has been lightened by 150 tonnes.
The Councillor for Culture of the City of Lorca, Sandra Martinez, reported that the Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports, through the Technical Secretariat of the General Department of Documentation and Publications, publishes the contents Heritage Days at Risk Museums and Earthquakes.
This is the event analysis and study that took place in Lorca after the earthquake of 2011 and was organized by the Ministry of Culture and Ibermuseos Program in collaboration with the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AECID), the General Secretariat (SEGIB), the Government of the Region of Murcia and the City of Lorca
Martínez Navarro noted that among the conclusions of these days, it was noted that before an earthquake damaged the most historic structures are those that have been repaired with rigid reinforced concrete structural elements.
Such materials or construction techniques should be avoided in restorations and always use compatible materials and construction systems.
Moreover, it was considered necessary to adapt the rules and especially the Technical Building Code and Seismic Standard, the characteristics and needs of the cultural heritage.
These findings have been taken into account when implementing the reclamation works on different elements of the architectural heritage of our city.
Perhaps the most significant example of the application of these recommendations can be found in the reconstruction of the church of Santiago, where jobs have contemplated replacing old items other lighter and more resistant to earthquakes.
This method has reduced the weight of the covers over 150 tons.
The Councillor for Culture has also said that the reclamation works, in general, have allowed the gradual incorporation of the latest technologies and new materials for the prevention of damage to property in risks associated with an earthquake.
Note that this publication contains the papers presented at the second Conference of Heritage at Risk, organized by the General Office of State Museums in coordination with the Government of the Region of Murcia and Lorca City Hall took place from 16 to 18 November 2011 in Lorca, including the following texts:
Risk management in museums to natural disasters, Cristina Menegazzi.
Earthquakes in the Iberian Peninsula.
What do we know of the Lorca earthquake May 11, 2011?, Jose Morales Soto.
The damage to the cultural heritage of Lorca after the earthquakes of May 11, 2011, M ª del Carmen Martínez Ríos.
Emergency interventions in movable heritage.
Decisions and interventions in critical situations, Juan Antonio Fernández Labaña.
The Municipal Archaeological Museum of Lorca: damage analysis and experiences after the earthquake of May 2011, Andrés Rodríguez Martínez.
-Museo Casa del Palacio Guevara. Municipal Archaeological Museum of Lorca and
Consequences of the earthquake on May 11, Javier Bernal Casanova.
Memoirs of extreme conservation.
September 1985, Horacio Alejandro Morfin Faure.
Registry collections epicenter of knowledge assets, Reyes Carrasco Garrido.
Installation of heritage objects.
Stands and cabinets, Cobo Catalina Valdivieso.
The Protection Plan Collections Emergency.
Progress and reflection, Encarnación Hidalgo Camera and Marina Martinez de Maranon and Yanguas.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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