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The Importance of the Damage’s Map in Identifying Pathologies on Historical Buildings: A Study of the Carmo’s Church – Olinda – PE



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Eudes de Arimatéa Rocha

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DOI:10.17265/1934-7359/2025.07.003

Department of Civil Engineering, University of Pernambuco, Recife - PE, 50720-001, Brazil

The damage map is an important tool for the investigation of the conservation state of a building, especially when the surveyed element is a property with historical preservation interest. Thereby, we consider that the full understanding of the construction techniques is crucial to diagnose anomalies found in the facades of the buildings. It is very important to know the materials used in the construction and the routine of building maintenance. It is also necessary to emphasize the importance of having historical information about interventions and modifications that the building’s structure suffered over the years in order to obtain data and requirements for the complete configuration of the analyzed building. This article results from a master's research in progress and it aims to present the process of the development of a damage map, seeking its implementation in a real case study, the facades of the Carmo’s Church in the city of Olinda. There are three reasons why we chose this church to study. First, this building is inserted in the Historic Centre of the Town of Olinda, which is inscribed on the UNESCO’s World Heritage list since 1982; second it was built in 1588 configuring the oldest church of the Carmelite Order in Brazil and finally the building has been restored and recovered recently in July 2012 and it is observed that, after four years, we observe some pathological manifestations in their facades.

Damage maps, pathology, diagnosis, church, patrimony.

Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture 19 (2025) 327-338

doi: 10.17265/1934-7359/2025.07.003