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DIAGNOSIS OF THE LEACHING TOWER AT THE SANTA LAURA SALTPETER WORKS IN CHILE. A WORLD HERITAGE

dc.creatorJOSÉ ARTURO NAVARRETE ARAYA
dc.date2015
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-10T14:36:17Z
dc.date.available2025-01-10T14:36:17Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractTHE SANTA LAURA SALTPETER WORK, WHICH IS NOWADAYS THE PLACE WHERE THE MOST COMPLETE INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE NITRATE PROCESSING PERIOD IS MAINTAINED, HAS A LEACHING TOWER THAT IS CONSIDERED BY ITS UNIQUENESS, THE ICON OF THE FORMER NITRATE INDUSTRY IN CHILE. THIS IMPRESSIVE STRUCTURE, BUILT MOSTLY IN OREGON PINE WOOD (PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII) WITH METAL JUNCTIONS, UNFORTUNATELY BEARS, AFTER THE PLANT STOPPED PRODUCING NITRATE AND IODINE, THE IMPACT OF ITS PRODUCTIVE PAST AND SUBSEQUENT HUMAN ACTIONS BECAUSE OF NEGLECT AND LACK OF MAINTENANCE. THIS REPORT, BASED ON A VISUAL, INSTRUMENTAL AND STRUCTURAL INSPECTION, IS A DIAGNOSIS OF THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE BUILDING. THE RESULTS INDICATE THAT THE ELEMENTS OF THE STRUCTURE, WITH SOME EXCEPTIONS, ARE IN GOOD CONDITION AND WITHOUT CHANGES IN THEIR MECHANICAL PROPERTIES. STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS DETERMINED THAT THE PLANT BEHAVIOR IS FAVORABLE, BEING ABLE TO WITHSTAND A SEISMIC EVENT OF IMPORTANCE.
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dc.identifier.doi10.3989/ic.14.101
dc.identifier.issn1988-3234
dc.identifier.issn0020-0883
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.ubiobio.cl/handle/123456789/8155
dc.languagespa
dc.publisherINFORMES DE LA CONSTRUCCION
dc.relation.uri10.3989/ic.14.101
dc.rightsPUBLICADA
dc.subjectWOOD
dc.subjectSEISMIC EVENT
dc.subjectSALTPETER
dc.subjectINSPECTION
dc.subjectSALITRERAS
dc.subjectMADERA
dc.subjectINSPECCIÓN
dc.subjectEVENTO SÍSMICO
dc.titleDIAGNOSIS OF THE LEACHING TOWER AT THE SANTA LAURA SALTPETER WORKS IN CHILE. A WORLD HERITAGE
dc.title.alternativeDIAGNÓSTICO DE LA PLANTA DE LIXIVIACIÓN DE LA OFICINA SALITRERA SANTA LAURA EN CHILE. PATRIMONIO DE LA HUMANIDAD
dc.typeARTÍCULO
dspace.entity.typePublication
ubb.EstadoPUBLICADA
ubb.Otra ReparticionDEPARTAMENTO DE INGENIERIA EN MADERAS
ubb.SedeCONCEPCIÓN
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