Sustainable development and reconstruction of the architectural ensemble in Kirzhach, depending on the natural processes on its territory

Abstract

The architectural ensemble of the convent, which has been developing since the XV century in the city of Kirzhach in the center of the European part of Russia, is under the influence of processes in soils and water bodies on its territory. Ignorance of builders of the past centuries about processes repeatedly led to accidents of constructions. Preserved ancient buildings have deformation marks in bearing structures. They are caused by the slow horizontal movement of soils towards the valley side of the river Kirzhach, which stands from the deformed, but not destroyed by the process cathedral on tens of meters. The process of horizontal movement of soils to the river is stimulated by lateral erosion – stream bank erosion by river. In the result of geo-ecological research, on the plan of the ensemble territory were identified areas, which are to different extents exposed to dangerous for constructions natural processes. The measures on protection of existing constructions of the ensemble from dangerous natural and technology-induced processes are recommended, the design of foundations of new constructions capable to protect the top constructions of buildings from harmful influences of geological environment is submitted.