The Coudenberg archaeological site consists of the remains of the former Palace of Brussels, made up of successive building phases ranging from the 12th to the 18th centu [...]

The Coudenberg archaeological site consists of the remains of the former Palace of Brussels, made up of successive building phases ranging from the 12th to the 18th centu [...]

Gypsum was widely used in the production of composite materials in Cyprus in the past, due to its abundance on the island. However, the study of local historic gypsum mor [...]

The purpose of the International Conference is to provide a forum for scientists, conservators, owners of cultural heritage properties and other experts who are involved [...]

In this study ultrasonic computer tomography and sonography are compared in the investigation of a cored marble column. The marble column presents a complex stratigraphy [...]

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 [...]

The paper reports on the conservation treatment of one of the stone gates of the Royal Palace in Patan (Nepal). The stone mineralogical and petrographic characteristics a [...]

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 [...]

Investigations of renders on buildings of the temple Wat Mahathat in Ayutthaya showed that two different types of mortars have been applied. The original mortars from the [...]

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 [...]

Efficient nano materials for consolidation, cleaning and hydrophobization of porous historic materials have been developed in several European and national research proje [...]

The paper presents the results of physical experiment E3/0+2 both with the passive pressure and the pressure at rest of the ideally non-cohesive sand on a retaining wall [...]

This study examined the production techniques of bricks using nondestructive analysis and compared the results of mineralogical and geochemical analyses to recognize the [...]

When only epoxy resin is applied to the injection, the parent material is regenerated by just 70%. Accordingly, it requires that the metal stiffener should be structurall [...]

In the domain of heritage buildings conservation, interventions must be designed, whenever possible, to maintain existing materials instead of their replacement by new on [...]

Qian mausoleum is the only tomb that a couple buried together, who both were emperors of Tang dynasty, the only empress in Chinese history, Wu Zetian and her husband Gaoz [...]

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 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 [...]

Database construction using a three-dimensional scanner is a method that can show a real-world object in a virtual space. It is popularly applied in various fields such a [...]

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

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

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]