Linseed oil was one of the most common natural organic additives used in ancient times. Nevertheless the mechanism and the technology, e.g. effects of different dosages, [...]

The earthen architecture has evolved through generations using local materials. The earthen material has proven its validity in time and its efficiency in the architectur [...]

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 [...]

This study rises from the perplexity about the adoption of standardized methods for the evaluation of mortar behaviour towards water. Standards are often not very specifi [...]

The use of earth mortar and living plants has proved a successful approach to conserving ruined earthmortared masonry in damp and unpredictable climates. On the case stud [...]

The paper presents the laboratory research of lime base mortars for conservation-restoration of mural painting support situated in severe microclimate conditions. The rep [...]

The list of different ways to combine brittle materials like stone and earth in order to build composite constructions is manifold. Because of their stability and in orde [...]

The heritage stone structures of the local andesite blocks, composing Prambanan World Heritage Temples in Indonesia originated in the 9th century. Although they had been [...]

The Kodokan, opened in August 1841 as the Mito clan s school. The Kodokan stone monument is made of marble called Kansuiseki. The spirit of Kodokan is curved on the surfa [...]

Qaser Qarun temple is located in the western edge of Qarun Lake in El Fayoum Governorate. It is about 40 km from the capital El Fayoum and 120 km South east of Cairo, Egy [...]

s Geonwolleung is the tomb by the Joseon's 1st king, Lee Seong-gye of the 42 Joseon Royal tombs. Currently the stone objects laid out at Geonwolleung are 168 burial mound [...]

The gallery wall on which the Bas-reliefs are etched of the Bayon temple in Angkor is made of sandstones. The deterioration caused by penetration of rainwater or groundwa [...]

Infrared thermography for stone cultural heritage monument mostly focused on the qualitative analysis to judge the location of defect zones up to present. This study carr [...]

Several stepped pyramid shape of the temple structure has been left in the Angkor monument. Many of them are located on the flatland, and the inner structure of the high [...]

The Monument to the Battle of the Nations (Völkerschlachtdenkmal) in Leipzig is in large parts made out of concrete. The inner dome roof is decorated with 342 cavalier s [...]

Based on comparative investigations after a period of six years, a reduction of the ultrasonic velocity of 9% and 11% for two marble statues could be detected. The invest [...]

A new fast-setting cement, called Roman cement, appeared recently in the market. To identify the possibilities of using it in the field of cultural heritage, it is import [...]

To prevent or repair from natural and anthropogenic weathering, protective layers can be applied to improve hardness of stones and earthen surfaces, to increase their int [...]

Pasargadae complex consists of some stone monuments built in 559 B.C. located far North W of Shiraz est plain in Iran. There has been lots of erosion in the course of tim [...]

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 [...]

Salt crystallization induces deterioration phenomena to masonry materials especially under favorable conditions which depend on a triple-fold system of factors: the salts [...]

The treatment of rising damp in historic building walls is very complex due to the thickness and heterogeneity of the walls. Some techniques, such as watertight barriers, [...]

In this study the monitoring on Maaeyeoraesamjonsang (Rock-carved Triad Buddha) at Y onghyeon-ri in Seosan, Korea was conducted taking advantage of hyperspectral image an [...]

The degree of weathering of rocks, quantitative evaluation and non-destructive detection, is the premise and the requirements of governance stone relics weathering diseas [...]

This study aims to investigate the effect of sulfate salts to the deterioration mechanism and patterns observed in hydraulic mortars. Natural hydraulic lime (NHL) and lim [...]

The rock-carved Buddha Triad (National Treasure No. 84) in Seosan, Republic of Korea is a representative cultural heritage monument of Baekje Dynasty. A shelter was estab [...]

Recent improvements of infrared thermography cameras allow detecting small defects and hygroscopic salts that are present under the surface of building heritage materials [...]

Salt crystallization is a common cause of decay for mortars used in historical buildings. This paper describes the influence of mortars composition on their salt crystall [...]

In order to investigate the consolidating mechanism of the weathered stone monuments containing clay minerals, the consolidating effects were studied by applying 9 types [...]

Salt damage is one of the major causes of render decay, not only near the sea but also in continental areas. These salts can appear in the walls from different sources: f [...]

This study is assessment to the applicability by developing the technique to objectively and effectively monitor the surface condition and physical property change of sto [...]

This research is related with the salt weathering of the base rocks. At stone monuments and base rocks, slide, freeze damage, biodeterioration, have occured, and especial [...]