Diagnosis of the Leaching Tower at the Santa Laura Saltpeter works in Chile. A world Heritage

• Published in: Informes de la Construcción
• Main Authors: Ortiz, R., Jamet, A., Moya, A., González, M., Varela, M. Paz, Hernández, M., Fuentes, R., Díaz, P., Navarrete, J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2015
• Subjects: Saltpeter; wood; inspection; seismic event; Salitreras; madera; inspección; evento sísmico; Torre; Polar Record
• Online Access: https://informesdelaconstruccion.revistas.csic.es/index.php/informesdelaconstruccion/article/view/4460; https://doi.org/10.3989/ic.14.101

The 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...