Pathology of Stone Masonry Buildings: A Case Study at the Batalha Monastery

Focusing on the use of masonry in construction, Masonry: Design, Materials and Techniques is a book updated with the latest sustainable materials and practices. This book emphasizes the use of structural masonry, from the historical masonry and use of masonry in historical constructions, the use of masonry in vernacular constructions and the use of masonry in recent buildings. It includes such aspects of masonry from ancient traditions to the latest advances, materials, and techniques. In each chapter, the thematic issues are supported by case studies featuring monumental buildings, low-rise buildings with unreinforced masonry, and recent RC buildings with clay masonry. Masonry: Design, Materials and Techniques covers the following topics: Materials and techniques used in masonry construction, seismic behavior of URM buildings, monumental buildings, monitoring and assessment, numerical strategies used for masonry buildings, structural behavior and design of low-rise, wall bearing buildings, non-destructive tests in the characterization of masonry walls, vulnerability and sustainability of vernacular construction, and codes and design of RC buildings with infill masonry walls.The Batalha Monastery is not only historical, but also an architectural and construction masterpiece of Portugal and has been listed on the Unesco World Heritage list. The quality of a monument varies depending on the construction techniques, the architecture and the materials used, as well as the interventions and conservation actions taken over the years. All these factors are decisive for the durability and state ofconservation. A visual survey of the facade pathologies of the Chapel of the Monastery of Batalha was made. The main construction materials of the monastery have been subjected to significant changes over the years. Moreover, with the growing amount of pollution in the environment and the rate of deterioration is increasing significantly.