The use of lime for the construction of buildings and monuments has a long tradition. Therefore, limebased materials are also predominantly used and often even required i [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

The micro-structural evolution of a lime - pozzolan system, during hydration, was studied by 1H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR). The hydration process was monitored for [...]

The plasters of the 16th century Cavallerizza Courtyard in the Ducal Palace in Mantua (Italy) were designed to imitate natural stones (rustication work, carved marble, et [...]

By calcination and dehydration of paper sludge, which is a by-product of recycled paper waste, a non toxic mineral with a highly pozzolanic activity is formed. Besides th [...]

Mortars developed for the reconstitution and plastic repair of natural stones have become increasingly more popular. They make a good alternative for the replacement of d [...]

Limestone calcination and the technology of quicklime production has an influence on the slaking reactivity of lime. The slaking consequently can be an indicator of the q [...]

This paper builds on previous work investigating the flexural bond strength, initial shear strength and compressive strength of fired clay brickwork built using hydraulic [...]

This paper deals with pore size distribution assessment in trabecular structure of human proximal femur. Two different approaches for estimation of histograms of pore siz [...]

This paper presents part of the larger research project focused on developing a material characteristics database in conjunction with a comprehensive set of prescriptive [...]