Study of an “Artefact” of the Castilla Canal: Reconstruction of the Missing Machinery

This work aims to apply a systematic methodology the analysis and graphical recovery of “artefact” first lock Canal de Castilla (“the forge Alar del Rey”) located in as it passes through province Palencia (Spain). The canal, great engineering that began 18th century, was declared an asset cultural interest (BIC, for its acronym Spanish) 1991 included National Plan Industrial Heritage. To analyze obtain graphic reconstruction proposals, six main activities were developed, following three phases (study primary complementary technological historical sources, fieldwork, digital reconstruction). proposals evaluated using criteria: artefact data, number similar artefacts, performance. weights these criteria obtained Best-Worst Method (BWM), classified Technique Order Preference by Similarity Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) under uncertain conditions. AutoCAD used detailed geometric documentation (plans detail drawings each element). carried out on has allowed missing machinery factory, establishing proposal consistent with solutions end eighteenth century well ironworks studied documentary sources consulted, recovering memory is about be lost.