Dr Alejandro Jiménez Rios
Principal Investigator
University of Bath, UK
Lecturer in Structural Engineering and Cluster Co-Leader for History, Conservation and Management at the Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering.
ReDiW‑Bridge
Reusable Digital Workflows for Heritage Bridge Documentation, Conservation, and Presentation
High-resolution laser scanning of heritage bridges across Bath — turned into FAIR, GIS-integrated digital records for conservation, research and public engagement.
About the Project
From weathered building materials to living digital records
Context & challenge
Bath's heritage bridges are a defining feature of the city's landscape and a vital part of its UNESCO World Heritage identity, reflecting centuries of engineering skill and community development along the River Avon. Despite their cultural significance, information about their design, condition and history remains scattered which limits their proactive, evidence-based conservation and long-term management.
What we are doing
ReDiW-Bridge uses advanced terrestrial laser scanning to create accurate, high-detail digital models of a set of heritage bridges across the City of Bath. The resulting digital data is hosted within Heritage Science Data Service (HSDS) repositories, ensuring secure storage, long-term access and future reuse — then integrated into an existing GIS map of Bath's bridges and linked with historical documentation held by the Bath Record Office.
Expected impact
By combining historical evidence with contemporary digital survey data, the project will improve understanding of bridge evolution, condition and vulnerability over time, which may enable earlier identification of risk, more targeted maintenance, and reduced long-term conservation costs. The workflow developed is designed to be transferable to other heritage bridges, extending its value across the wider built-heritage conservation sector.
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Digitise
Record heritage bridges in the City of Bath using high-resolution terrestrial laser scanning, producing accurate, detailed digital case studies.
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Preserve & Share
Host all generated data within HSDS repositories under FAIR principles ( findable, accessible, interoperable and reusable) for future research.
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Integrate
Link new digital records with historical maps, drawings and archival material inside a single, accessible GIS platform.
Participants
The team
Dr Francisco Javier Castilla Pascual
Collaborator
University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Dr Amanda Ramón Constantí
Collaborator
Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain
Assistant Professor at the Department of Graphic Expression in Architecture.
Perfform: built heritage for communities and collections
Service Provider
Cardiff University, UK
The Perfform Facility aims to establish a state-of-the-art facility equipped with advanced tools and expertise to study the internal environments of historic buildings. By understanding how these environments affect human habitation and the deterioration of structures and collections, this facility aims to guide stakeholders in making informed decisions regarding energy efficiency, conservation and adaptation to climate change.
News
Project updates
Dr Amanda Ramón Constantí visits the University of Bath
Ahead of the summer scanning campaign, Dr Amanda Ramón Constantí (Polytechnic University of Valencia) visited the University of Bath to plan the 3D data processing workflow with the project team.
We are delighted to have Amanda with us and look forward to the ideas, knowledge and international perspectives she will bring to the project and our wider community at Bath. A very warm welcome to Bath, Amanda! We look forward to a productive and enjoyable collaboration.
Publications
Outputs
To comply with Open Science Practices (opens in a new tab) , all publications and datasets generated during the ReDiW-Bridge project will be made publicly available and open access. This page will be updated with each output's Digital Object Identifier (DOI) as it becomes available, grouped by category below.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Papers
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Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers
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Datasets & Digital Records
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Open Science Related Outputs
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Contact
Get in touch
Dr Alejandro Jiménez Rios
Lecturer in Structural Engineering
Cluster Co-Leader for History, Conservation and Management
Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering
University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK