The Chapel of Bones, which belongs to S. Francisco Church, probably dated from the end of the sixteenth century is one of the best known monuments in Évora – Portugal. [...]

This paper presents a procedure for the development of an efficient, durable and compatible solution for the restoration of gypsum-lime elements moulded on site. Based on [...]

The need to formulate mortar compositions with adequate durability and compatibility is nowadays one of the major challenges in historical buildings repair. The incorpora [...]

Glazed ceramic tiled façades are a cultural, architectural and social heritage that has to be protected in order to continue to have these history marks of our ancestors [...]

An important operation for the conservation of historical renders is the cohesion restitution of the binderaggregate system, based on the use of materials with consolidat [...]

The consolidation process of old renders with loss of cohesion is nowadays performed usually with inorganic compatible products, such as calcium or barium hydroxide or et [...]

Ancient mortars have proved to be durable and reliable materials even when submitted to severe conditions of salts and high humidity. This study intends to contribute to [...]