Proceedings of the 2rd Historic Mortars Conference HMC2010

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The HMC2010 conference and TC 203-RHM final workshop took place in Prague 22-24 September 2011. The event was organised by the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic (ITAM AV ČR) in cooperation with RILEM. The conference was chaired by J. Válek of ITAM. The final workshop was chaired the TC 203-RHM chairman and its secretary C. Groot of TU Delft and J. Hughes of University of the West of Scotland. Members of the TC 203-RHM were acting also as the International Scientific Committee members of the conference. The HMC2010 Organising Committee was composed of the staff members of ITAM AV ČR.
The event was attended by 190 participants from 30 countries. Such a number of participants was regarded as a great success considering its rather narrow and specific scope and also the fact that it was only the 2nd conference in this future to be regular series. One hundred and forty-eight original contributions were selected for oral and poster presentations and are included as nine to ten page papers in the conference proceedings published by RILEM as PRO 78 including also 9 papers of the TC 203-RHM presented during the workshop on Repair mortars for historic masonry. The main conference themes were the following: Characterisation of historic mortars, Assessment of mortars and masonry, Conservation and restoration issues, Repair mortars for historic masonry. Two invited key note lectures on 'Conservation of historic renders and plasters: from laboratory to site' by R. Veiga, LNEC, Portugal and 'Non-standard testing in characterisation and consolidation assessment of historic mortars' by M. Drdácký, ITAM AV ČR, Czech Republic presented a great overview of the challenges and offered some very inspiring solutions in assessment of historic mortars.

Contributions to this conference

19th century “Novel” building materials: Examples of various historic mortars under the microscope by Weber, J.

Air lime-mortars with vegetable fat addition: characteristics and research needs by Shasavandi, A.

Analysis and testing methodology of mortars: a case study of the Báthory castle in Şimleu Silvaniei, Romania by Magó, A.B.

Analytical diagnosis protocol to assess the impacts of environmental stressors on historical mortars acting as the support of wall paintings by Maguregui, M.

Ancient gypsum mortars from Sta. María Magdalena church (Zaragoza, Spain): advances in technological manufacture by Igea, J.

Ancient mortars under action of marine environment: a physico-chemical characterisation by Borges, C.

Ancient wall plasters found in archaeological excavations in Marseilles (France): evolution of techniques and materials by D'Ovidio, A-M.

Application of 1H NMR in the hydration monitoring of lime-pozzolan mortars by Tziotziou, M.

Assessment of an experimental test setup for glazed tiles by finite element simulations by Cachim, P.

Case study Nako in Western Himalayas, India. On the relevance of earthen supports material characterisation by Gruber, M.

Causes of decay of the Aveleiras House decorative plasters (in Torre de Moncorvo) by Salavessa, M.E. Costa

Cement compositions and durability in ancient Roman seawater concretes M.D. Jackson, G. Vola, B.E. Scheetz, J.P. Oleson, Ch.Brandon, by Hohlfelder, R.L.

Cement-stabilized earth mortars for application in archaeological sites and prehistoric monuments by Toumbakari, E-E.

Ceramic façades in Portugal - conservation issues by Velosa, A.L.

Characterisation of ancient gypsum mortars from the archaeological site of Amathus, Cyprus by Tsakiridis, P.E.

Characterisation of dolomitic lime mortars from the Benedictine monastery in Riesa, Saxony (Germany) by Siedel, H.

Characteristics of mortars from ancient bridges by Frankeová, D.

Characterization of Roman mortars and plasters in Tarsus (Cilicia-Turkey) by Polat-Pekmezci, I.

Characterization of decorative Portuguese gypsum plasters from the XIX-XXth centuries: the case of the Bolsa Palace in Oporto by Freire, T.

Characterization of gypsum-selenite plasters from historic buildings in the EmiliaRomagna region (Italy) by Franzoni, E.

Characterization of mortars in historical modern monuments: a realistic and an analytical approach by Zacharopoulou, G.

Characterization of mortars using DRMS: Tests on field panels samples by Costa, D.

Characterization of repair mortars for the assessment of their compatibility by Cizer, Ö.

Characterization of stone masonry panels consolidated by injection of grouts in buildings damaged by the 2009 Abruzzo earthquake by Artioli, G.

Chemical, mineralogical and microstructural characterization of historical mortars from the Roman villa of Pisões, Beja, Portugal by Borsoi, G.

Comparison between traditional, lime based, and industrial, dry mortars by Jornet, A.

Comparison of different methods to determine the packing density of fresh mortars by Arizzi, A.

Compatibility of repair mortars with 19th century natural cement cast stone from the French Rhône-Alpes region by Bouichou, M.

Conservation of an Amun Temple in the Sudan by Sweek, T.

Conservation of historic renders and plasters: from lab to site by Veiga, R.

Conservation of the plaster at the Lavriotike ore washeries by Doganis, Y.

Correlation of initial and final available lime, and free water in lime putties to carbonation rate and mechanical characteristics of lime mortars by Zacharopoulou, G.

Desalination of concrete sculptures on the Battle of the Nations by Zötzl, M.

Design and production of repair mortars for historic masonry taking into account the characteristics of old mortars by Ioannou, I.

Design of conservation mortars for the restoration of the Piraeus stones at the monuments of the Acropolis of Athens by Stefanis, N-A.

Design of jointing mortar compatible with the masonry of the Villa Maheddine of the “Ottoman era” by Hamiane, M.

Deterioration of cement-rendered brick masonry buildings: case study of a World War II airfield in East Lothian, Scotland by Griffin, I.

Development of a methodology for characterization of historicalmortars in the Walloon region (Belgium) by Demelenne, M.

Development of an analytical protocol for characterisation of historical mortars by Rampazzi, L.

Drayton Hall: a case study, mortar analysis and replication by Ford, F. Henderson

Durability to salt decay of commercial ready-mixed mortars for the conservation of cultural heritage by Tedeschi, C.

Effect of pozzolanic activity of metakaolin on the mechanical properties of air and quicklime mortars by Andrejkovičová, S.

Effect of rice husk ash particle size in lime based mortars by Pinto, A.P. Ferreira

Energy renovation by lime renders by Barrera, M.M. Barbero

Environmental decay of ancient stucco decorations subject to outdoor exposure by Sandrolini, F.

Experimental study of hot mixed mortars in comparison with lime putty and hydrate mortars by Válek, J.

Famous men busts decorating a Parisian facade: Characterization and decay process of a cast artificial stone from the XIXth century by Bourgès, A.

Flexural strength of fiber reinforced lime mortars for historic masonry structures by Erdogmus, E.

Gravel Lime? Research into Danube gravel as the main ingredient of the historic mortars at Castle Prandeggin Upper Austria by Wacha, R.

Grouting mortars for consolidation of historical renders showing loss of adhesion by Tavares, M.L.

Grouts for injection of historical masonries: influence of the binding system and other additions on the properties of the matrix by Papayianni, I.

Gypsum mortars of the Khoja Zainuddin Mosque in Bukhara (Uzbekistan): a contribution to building archaeological studies by Badr, J.

High fired gypsum mortar for screeds, terrazzo and masonry repair on historic monuments. Production, properties and sample applications by Schlütter, F.

High-temperature gypsum plaster: investigations into conservation and restoration of historic gypsum objects by Wende, U.

Historic and modern injection grouts used in Poland for wall painting conservation by Zajadacz, K.

Historic documents in understanding and evaluation of historic lime mortars by Marinowitz, C.

Historical busts made of cement mortar – methods of examinations and causes of corrosion by Gralinska, A.

How did expertise in maritime hydraulic concrete spread through the Roman empire? by Oleson, J.P.

How did the Romans form concrete underwater? by Brandon, C.J.

Hydration of roman cements used for architectural restoration by Gosselin, C.

Hydraulicity in historic lime mortars: a review by Elsen, J.

Identification of mortars in the Ottoman era in Algeria through historical documentation and laboratory analyses by Mahindad, N.A.

Impact of historically inspired processes of lime mortar preparation on its properties by Michoinová, D.

Impact of non-uniform distribution of temperature on the state of stress of masonry by Beran, P.

In situ techniques for the characterization of rendering mortars by Pinto, A.P. Ferreira

Influence of interfacial material pore structure on the strength of the brick/lime mortar bond by Lawrence, M.

Influence of masonry typology and mortar joints on the mechanical behaviour of masonry walls by Binda, L.

Influence of mechanical properties of lime mortar on the strength of masonry by Costigan, A.

Influence of sand fines on the mechanical and physical properties of lime-based renders and plasters by I.Papayianni

Investigation of 14th century Byzantine and Serbian provenance fresco painting by Vesić, N.

Irish medieval mortars: implications for the formulation of new replacement mortars by Bolton, J.

Lime - natural pozzolan conservation mortars: parameters that affect reactivity and strength by Ampatzioglou, E.

Lime lump development and textural alteration during the production of mortar by Carran, D.

Lime mortar with natural hydraulic components – characterization of reaction rims with FTIR-imaging in ATR-mode by Diekamp, A.

Lime-metakaolin mortars applied on the Soledade palace, Recife, Brazil T.M.A. Bonilla, A.F. Ferreira, A.F. Nóbrega, E.C.R. Silva, M.L. Souza, A.M.P. by Carneiro

Mapping of mortars and ashlars in watchtowers of Reconquest Ages in Cuenca district, Spain by Checa, J.R. Ruiz

Masonry repair options and their philosophical ramifications by Forster, A.M.

Medieval gypsum mortars as a material of architectonic details from the castle of the Teutonic Order in Toruń, Poland by Jakubek, M.

Micromorphological textures and pozzolanic cements in Imperial Age Roman Mortars by Jackson, M.

Mineralogical and microstructural analysis of mortars from Kushite archaeological sites by Letourneux, J-P.

Mineralogical and petrographic characterization of ancient Roman maritime concretes from Mediterranean harbours by Vola, G.

Mortars for conservation-restoration of wall painting support in rupestral churches by Mohanu, I.

Mortars from Roman cement and their properties by Peterová, A.

Mortars from historical buildings in Switzerland: petrographic examination by Cavallo, G.

Mortars in the buildings of Pre-Hispanic Peru: structural behavior studies by Peceros, H.E. Torres

Mud mortars in masonry construction - Malton, North Yorkshire by Copsey, N.

Nano-lime - a new material for the consolidation and conservation of historic mortars by Ziegenbalg, G.

Nano-lime as a binder for injection grouts and repair mortars by Maryniak-Piaszczynski, E.

Non-standard testing in characterisation and consolidation assessment of historic mortars by Drdácký, M.

Oscarshall (Oslo, Norway) - case study of a restoration of a natural cement rendered facade from 1849. by Moe, M.

Overview of the 100 Mortars Project at the archaeological site of Herculaneum by Vita, A. De

Performance and repair requirements for bedding mortars by Middendorf, B.

Performance and repair requirements for flooring mortars by Papayianni, I.

Performance and repair requirements for renders and plasters by Groot, C.

Performance and repair requirements for repointing mortars by Subercaseaux, M.

Performance and repair requirements for surface repairs by Válek, J.

Petrographic examination of Gothic mortars of the house of Lords of Kunštát in Brno, Czech Republic by Gregerová, M.

Petrographical study of Meroitic mortars from an Amun temple (el-Hassa) by Bouchar, M.

Physico-chemical characterization of the plasters from the church of Santissimo Sacramento in Alcântara, Lisbon by Silva, A. Santos

Practical case study: mortar conservation for the Connaught building, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada by Cooke, J.

Problems in the assessment of the stress-strain relationship of masonry by Neuwald-Burg, C.

Properties of lime-based restoration mortars modified by the addition of linseed oil by Čechová, E.

Proteomic identification of milk proteins in historical mortars by Crhova, M.

Radiocarbon dating of lumps of not completely mixed lime contained in old constructions: the sampling problem by Pesce, G.L.A.

Reducing shrinkage cracks in Roman cement renders by Wilk, D.

Repair mortars for historic masonry. From problem to intervention: a decision process by Hees, R. van

Repair mortars for the National Congress building, Argentina by Velázquez, S.

Repair mortars for the sandstones of the cathedral of Berne by Bläuer, C.

Repair mortars studied for the conservation of temple G1 in Mỹ Sơn, Vietnam by Tedeschi, C.

Restoration and conservation of the renderings of Santíssimo Sacramento de Alcântara church, Lisbon, Portugal by Llera, F.

Restoration of the tile cladding of a post-war modernist building complex by Vanhellemont, Y.

Restoration plaster for the wall paintings presentations in three Pre-Romanesque churches on the Adriatic coast by Sulic, V.

Roman cement for the production of conservation mortars by Hughes, D.C.

Rosendale natural cement: reintroduction of an authentic North American historic binder by Edison, M.P.

Rui Barbosa Museum’s architectural surfaces in Rio de Janeiro: reflections and planning issues by Carvalho, C.S. Rodrigues de

Salt crystallization in substitution renders for historical constructions by Fragata, A.

Santa Ana church – Lagos - Portugal, tender for renovation and restoration by Jones, P.J.T.

Sgrafitto in Portugal: a contribution to its study and preservation by Salema, S.

Stone-imitating plasters in the Renaissance Ducal Palace in Mantua (Italy): characteristics and decay with relation to microstructure by Sandrolini, F.

Strengthening of heritage buildings by means of grout injection - problems and solution by Uranjek, M.

Strengthening of heritage buildings by means of grout injection-problems and solutions by Uranjek, M.

Strengthening of pure lime mortars with nanoparticles of calcium hydroxide by Moreau, C.

Stress rate sensitivity of masonry units bound with hydraulic lime mortar by Islam, Md.T.

Testing of repair mortars for historic masonry by Bicer-Simsir, B.

Testing the freeze/thaw cycles in lime mortar by Botas, S.

The Influence of calcium hydroxide on the plasticity of lime putties by Klein, D.

The design and use of repair mortars for historical masonry in Australia by Jordan, B.

The earliest use of lime and gypsum mortars in Cyprus by Philokyprou, Μ.

The effect of relative humidity on the performance of lime-pozzolan mortars by Karatasios, I.

The effect of wet slaked lime putty and putty prepared from dry hydrate on the strength of lime mortars by Zacharopoulou, G.

The influence of water repellent admixture on lime and lime cement mortars diffusion properties by Balík, L.

The long-term effectiveness of renovation plasters from Jevíčko castle by Peřinková, M.

The mortars and plasters under the mosaics and the wall paintings of the Roman villa at Piazza Armerina, Sicily by Megna, B.

The new groups of Formulated Limes (FL) of lime standard EN 459 – bane or boon? by Middendorf, B.

The restoration of the 12th century engraved estrich gypsum floor from the Church in Wiślica by Stec, M.

The restoration of the cathedral at Kirkjubøúr in the Faroe Islands by Larsen, P. Klenz

The role of mortar in masonry: an introduction to requirements for the design of repair mortars by Hughes, J.

The role of mortars in ancient brick masonries’ decay: a study in the Pio Palace at Carpi (Italy) by Franzoni, E.

Thermal activation of kaolinite used as hydraulic additive of old lime mixtures: a literature study by Pesce, G.L.A.

Traditional Portuguese techniques for application and maintenance of historic renders by Faria, P.

Traditional mortars with burned alum shale as artificial pozzolan by Johansson, S.

Traditional stucco techniques in interior surface coatings: Northern Portugal (XIX-XXth centuries) by Vieira, E.S.

Two siliceous grouts for the preservation of stone. by Thorn, A.

Two views to deal with rain penetration problems in historic fired clay brick masonry by Groot, C.

Types of mortars in wall paintings by the “Older Villach’s Workshop” and their followers (15th Century) by Križnar, A.

Understanding historic mortars and their variations - a condition for performing restoration with traditional materials by Balksten, K.

Vitruvius and Antique techniques of plaster work and painting by Thiemann, L.

Water transport between mortar and brick: the influence of material parametrs by Hendrickx, R.

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