Listar 1. Investigación por autor "Sanjurjo-Sánchez, Jorge"
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Advances in Materials Science and Engineering Assessment of Gamma Radiation Hazards Related to Geologic Materials: Comparison of Results by Field Gamma Spectrometry and Laboratory Methods
Sanjurjo-Sánchez, Jorge; Couto, Miguel; Alves, Carlos (Wiley, 2018)[Abstract] Geologic materials are a potential source of external gamma radiation in buildings due to the presence of radioisotopes (40K and isotopes from U and Th decay families). The contents of these radioisotopes can ... -
Aeolization on the Atlantic Coast of Galicia (NW Spain) From the End of the Last Glacial Period to the Present Day: Chronology, Origin and Evolution of Coastal Dunes Linked to Sea-Level Oscillations
Arce-Chamorro, Carlos; Vidal Romaní, Juan Ramón; Grandal-d'Anglade, Aurora; Sanjurjo-Sánchez, Jorge (Wiley, 2022-10-05)[Abstract] The Atlantic coast of Galicia (NW Spain) is a high-energy environment where shingle beaches are currently developing. These coarser sediments alternate with sandy deposits which are also considered as beaches ... -
An Interdisciplinary Study of Early Mediaeval Churches in North-Western Spain (Galicia)
Sanjurjo-Sánchez, Jorge; Blanco-Rotea, Rebeca; Sánchez Pardo, José Carlos (MDPI, 2019-02-12)[Abstract:] Over the last five years, the EMCHAHE (Early Medieval Churches: History, Archaeology and Heritage) Project has analysed the architecture, archaeology and history of numerous rural churches of the High Middle ... -
An Overview of the Use of Absolute Dating Techniques in Ancient Construction Materials
Sanjurjo-Sánchez, Jorge (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2016)[Abstract] The reconstruction of the chronology of historical buildings is a tricky issue, as usually there are not historical documents that allow the assessment of construction phases, and some materials are hardly ... -
Arqueología y arquitectura de San Martiño de Mondoñedo (Foz, Lugo). Revisión crítica y nuevas aportaciones
Sanjurjo-Sánchez, Jorge; Sánchez-Pardo, José Carlos; Castiñeiras López, Javier (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, 2019)[Resumen] En este trabajo se pretende, en primer lugar, revisar y analizar de forma crítica y comparada toda la información histórico-artística y arqueológica existente sobre San Martiño de Mondoñedo, para posteriormente ... -
Assessment by portable gamma spectrometry of external gamma radiation hazard due to granitic materials and indoor space typology
Lima, Marco; Sanjurjo-Sánchez, Jorge; Alves, Carlos (Multidisciplinary Dixital Publishing Institute, 2017-12-14)[Abstract] Building materials can contribute to ionizing radiation hazards due to their variable content in radioactive isotopes. Uranium, thorium, and potassium radioisotopes are present in various building materials due ... -
Bacteria, guano and soot: source assessment of organic matter preserved in black laminae in stalagmites from caves of the Sierra de Atapuerca (N Spain)
Kaal, Joeri; Martínez-Pillado, Virginia; Martínez Cortizas, Antonio; Sanjurjo-Sánchez, Jorge; Aranburu, Arantza; Arsuaga, Juan Luis; Iriarte, Eneko (Union Internationale de Spéléologie, 2021-04-14)[Abstract] Speleothems are a recognized source of paleoclimatic information, but their value as a source of signals from human activities in caves with an archaeological record has rarely been explored. Previous studies ... -
Chronology of Coastal Alluvial Deposits in The Ria de Coruña (NW Spain) Linked to the Upper Pleistocene Sea Level Regression
Arce-Chamorro, Carlos; Sanjurjo-Sánchez, Jorge; Vidal Romaní, Juan Ramón (MDPI, 2022-10-04)[Abstract] The Ria de Coruña (NW Spain) is a wide estuary recently formed by the flooding of the Mero fluvial valley lowlands during the last postglacial transgression. During the last glacial episode, with the sea level ... -
Chronology of Four Climbing Dune Outcrops on the Atlantic Coast of Galicia (NW Spain) Linked to the Sea Level Fall during the MIS6 and MIS4 Isotopic Stages
Arce-Chamorro, Carlos; Vidal Romaní, Juan Ramón; Sanjurjo-Sánchez, Jorge (MDPI, 2022-02-23)[Abstract] Numerous sandy deposits, interpreted as the remains of old climbing dunes, are preserved on the cliffy coast of Galicia (northwest Spain). These deposits can be found both in open coastal areas and in the interior ... -
Covering layers on granite buildings of northwestern Iberian Peninsula: when observable characteristics and lab characterization do not match
Sanmartín, Patricia; Sanjurjo-Sánchez, Jorge; Prieto Lamas, Beatriz (MDPI, 2020-02-04)[Abstract] Illustrated glossaries on stone pathologies help to describe deterioration forms in built heritage without resorting to any laboratory analyses. In this way, terms such as crust, deposit, and soiling which ... -
Effects of Water on Natural Stone in the Built Environment—A Review
Alves, Carlos; Figueiredo, Carlos Alberto Machado; Sanjurjo-Sánchez, Jorge; Hernández Santomé, Ana Cristina (MDPI, 2021-11-07)[Abstract] The present work reviews studies with information on the effects of water by itself on stones of the built environment both to assess the impact of this substance and to discuss possible implications for ... -
Electronic Systems and Offsite Touristic Activities Based on Geological Concepts: A Speculative Discussion
Alves, Carlos; Figueiredo, Carlos Alberto Machado; Sanjurjo-Sánchez, Jorge (MDPI, 2020-10-30)[Abstract] The COVID-19 pandemic has caused havoc in many economic areas such as those related to tourism. This creates the need for alternative activities in this sector, especially given that it is not clear when the ... -
Estimating the Radioactive Heat Production of a Granitic Rock in the University of A Coruña (Galicia, Northwest Spain) by Gamma-ray Spectrometry
Sanjurjo-Sánchez, Jorge; Barrientos, Víctor; Arce-Chamorro, Carlos; Alves, C. (MDPI, 2022-11-23)[Abstract] Geothermal energy is a form of renewable energy with a long tradition in European countries, although it is scarcely used in Spain. One of the reasons for this is the poorly studied geothermal potential of the ... -
Geological Materials as Cultural Markers of Water Resources
Alves, Carlos; Figueiredo, Carlos Alberto Machado; Sanjurjo-Sánchez, Jorge; Hernández Santomé, Ana Cristina (MDPI, 2020-12-01)[Abstract] Water has always been a critical resource for humans and climate change could aggravate supply problems. In this context, groundwater could be an important reservoir of water, especially given the dispersion of ... -
Geomorphology, Geoarchaeology, and Geochronology of the Upper Pleistocene Archaeological Site of El Olivo Cave (Llanera, Asturias, Northern Spain)
Sanjurjo-Sánchez, Jorge; Jordá Pardo, Jesús F.; Ballesteros, Daniel; Giralt, Santiago; Álvarez-Alonso, David; Andrés Herrero, María de; Carral González, Pilar; Hevia-Carrillo, Aitor; Jiménez Sánchez, M. (MDPI, 2023)[Abstract] El Olivo Cave (Pruvia de Arriba, Llanera, Asturias, Spain) is a small karst cave located in the Aboño River basin and formed in the Cretaceous limestone of the Mesozoic cover of the Cantabrian Mountains (north ... -
Geoscience of the Built Environment: Pollutants and Materials Surfaces
Alves, Carlos; Sanjurjo-Sánchez, Jorge (Molecular Diversity Preservation International, 2011)An overview of issues with environmental relevance that arise from the interaction between pollutants and surfaces of the built environment is presented in this paper. Two broad perspectives are considered: decay of materials ... -
Hacia una reinterpretación de la secuencia de ocupación del yacimiento de A Cidadela (A Coruña)
Sánchez Pardo, José Carlos; Blanco-Rotea, Rebeca; Costa-García, José M.; Sanjurjo-Sánchez, Jorge; Barrientos, Víctor; Alonso Toucido, Francisco (Universidad de Sevilla, 2020-02-27)[Resumen] Se presentan los resultados de un amplio trabajo interdisciplinar de revisión, análisis, datación y excavación del conocido yacimiento de A Cidadela (A Coruña). Tradicionalmente los esfuerzos investigadores en ... -
New Model of Coastal Evolution in the Ria de Vigo (NW Spain) from MIS2 to Present Day Based on the Aeolian Sedimentary Record
Arce-Chamorro, Carlos; Vidal Romaní, Juan Ramón; Sanjurjo-Sánchez, Jorge (MDPI, 2022)[Abstract] Galician Rias are fluvial valleys that were flooded during the last marine transgression in the Atlantic margin. The study of fossil dunes in the Cies Islands, a small archipelago in the mouth of the one of the ... -
On the Genesis of Aluminum-Rich Speleothems in a Granite Cave of NW Spain
Sanjurjo-Sánchez, Jorge; Arce-Chamorro, Carlos; Vidal Romaní, Juan Ramón; Vaqueiro-Rodríguez, Marcos; Barrientos, Víctor; Kaal, Joeri (Union Internationale de Spéléologie, 2021-02-22)[Abstract] Granite massifs often contain caves, with dimensions ranging from a few meters up to 1,000 m, also referred to as pseudokarst. The speleothems in such caves are mostly composed of either Si-rich (commonly opal-A) ... -
OSL dating of mortars from constructive phases of the old chapel San Breixo de Ouvigo (NW Spain)
Sanjurjo-Sánchez, Jorge; Blanco-Rotea, Rebeca; Sánchez Pardo, José Carlos; Freire, David M. (IOP Publishing, 2022-04-28)[Abstract] The use of optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) dating on ancient mortars have provided increasing knowledge of the history of buildings in the last years. In this work, we apply OSL dating on mortars of a ...