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Linseed oil was commonly used in former times as an additive for mortars to improve hydrophobicity. However, linseed oil has also an important role on the mechanical beha [...]
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CaLoSiL E25 is a suspension of nanoparticles of calcium hydroxide in ethanol, which has been developed as a consolidant for lime mortars. As a preliminary study, the beha [...]
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Mortars from two medieval bridges (Charles Bridge in Prague and bridge in Roudnice) and two Roman bridges (Ponte di Augusto in Narni and bridge in Sardinia) were analyzed [...]
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Lime water treatment on a specific lime mortar was tested and evaluated for effectiveness, showing that after a sufficiently high number of applications (160 cycles, 54-8 [...]
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Frost is one of the main degradation processes affecting historic buildings in cold environments. Lime mortar is particularly sensitive to degradation by freeze-thaw cycl [...]
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Currently, several techniques are available for characterisation of mortar binders for research and conservation purposes but not all of them are suitable and affordable [...]
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Linseed oil was commonly used in ancient times as a protective treatment for building materials due to its ability to grant hydrophobic properties. It is an environmental [...]
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Efficient nano materials for consolidation, cleaning and hydrophobization of porous historic materials have been developed in several European and national research proje [...]
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