María Jesús Peñalver Martínez

Rehabilitation Techniques for Walls during the 18th Century in Cartagena de Indias (Colombia)

ABSTRACT Although it may be thought that the rehabilitation of historical structures is a concern of modern engineering, studies on intervention processes from the past allow us to understand that this is a work carried out frequently and sometimes as a solution to low budgets for the construction of new buildings, or the need to offer quick practical solutions. The objective of this article is to show the way in which during the second half of the 18th century several important architectural and structural rehabilitation works were carried out in the walls of Cartagena de Indias, in view of the damage caused by the enemy attacks to the city as well as continuous impact by nature. By making use of primary sources (plans and original reports), the way in which two of the interventions were executed can be reconstructed: one on the Muralla Real, and another on the San José bastion, gathering information that helps explain their current state of conservation.Although it may be thought that the rehabilitation of historical structures is a concern of modern engineering, studies on intervention processes from the past allow us to understand that this is a...

El sistema constructivo empleado para la cimentación por pilotaje en las obras portuarias mediterráneas del siglo XVIII. El Real Arsenal de Cartagena

The building works which presented the greatest technical and human challenge among all of those carried out during the construction of the Arsenal of Cartagena in 18th century are those of the quay surrounding the artificial dock. What is most complex and interesting about the construction of this structural element is, among other things, the depth at which cement was to be laid under the sea, the nature of the ground and the relief of the location. The structural solution for resolving this challenge evolved over the course of almost a century, as building knowledge, the skills of the head engineers and knowledge of the surrounding area increased. Several systems were proposed for laying the cement, all of which deserve particular attention. This article is based on the analysis of different historical dossiers found in the Simancas General Archive (Valladolid, Spain), containing manuscripts written by the architects responsible for the building work. Keywords: underwater construction, foundations, constructive procces, s. XVIII. http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/FORTMED2015.2015.2196

Los proyectos de los ingenieros militares Alejandro de Rez y Antonio Montaigú de la Perille para el puerto de Cartagena. Las primeras propuestas para la transformación de su contorno litoral (1717-1731)

Los proyectos que se realizan durante el siglo XVIII para la mas profunda transformacion que experimentara el puerto de Cartagena a lo largo de su historia, son numerosos y responden a las circunstancias geoestrategicas, economicas y tecnicas que concurren en el momento de su realizacion. El presente articulo recoge parte de las aportaciones de un trabajo de investigacion mas amplio llevado a cabo sobre la genesis proyectual y la transformacion material que se desarrolla en esta centuria para la adaptacion a las nuevas necesidades de la monarquia borbonica del entonces “obsoleto” puerto de la ciudad. A continuacion, se exponen los argumentos que llevan a afirmar que el proyecto del ingeniero Montaigu de la Perille, descontextualizado hasta el momento, es coetaneo con el que Rez elabora para la construccion de una Base Naval en la ciudad, estableciendo las directrices que este contemplara en el que sera el primer Plan Director aprobado para la transformacion del contorno litoral de la bahia cartagenera. Asi mismo, se reivindica la desconocida autoria compartida de esta propuesta entre dos ingenieros de indudable pericia: Alejandro de Rez y Sebastian Feringan Cortes.