[EN] Conservation of built heritage, at present, is a major task and a great challenge because it requires adapting the performance of existing buildings to current code requirements, when very often these were built before ...
García Castillo, Ester(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2025-07-30)
[ES] Los edificios históricos tienen un gran valor arquitectónico y cultural y son un bien muy preciado de nuestra civilización. Por ello, no es de extrañar que se hagan grandes esfuerzos para conservarlos. Sin embargo, a ...
García Castillo, Ester(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2019-10-17)
[EN] Numerous historic buildings have a structure formed by masonry or brick walls and flooring systems with timber joists and brick archies. Rehabilitating buildings with this structural system is a great challenge because ...
Mansilla Ruiz, Roberto(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2023-11-21)
[ES] El presente Trabajo de Fin de Máster tiene como objetivo la concepción y diseño de una estructura singular de gran luz para un espacio multifuncional. Para ello, se recurre a técnicas como la Estática Gráfica y al ...
[EN] Heritage and historic buildings possess an important architectural and cultural value which fire significantly threatens. However, current codes very rarely address the peculiarities of such buildings vis-à-vis fire ...
Garcia-Castillo, Ester; Gernay, Thomas; Paya-Zaforteza, Ignacio(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2023-02-01)
[EN] Reliable reduction factors for timber mechanical properties at elevated temperatures are needed to design timber structures for fire safety as well as to assess the safety of historic timber structures against fire ...
García Castillo, Ester(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2016-09-06)
[EN] The following Final Degree Project includes the development of a justified proposal for the construction of a bridge over the Alcalá ravine in Benicarló (Castellón), giving continuity to the Papa Luna Avenue. The ...
Payá Zaforteza, Ignacio Javier; García Castillo, Ester(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2022-10-28)
[EN] The evolution of society requires a significant number of professionals with technical
training, which encourages technological universities to develop programs to awaken
vocations. This paper presents a workshop ...