Lime plaster is one of the most used construction materials in historic monuments. It is used to reinforce the structures of buildings, protect them against alterations a [...]

The Modena area (Northern Italy) is characterised by many significant historical buildings that have been recently restored. The restoration works were important occasion [...]

The issue of recovery has always been ‘relegated’ to the buildings of critical value, especially in urban contexts, or to "excellent" landscapes. This has been the do [...]

This paper focuses on the design and reproduction of crushed brick/lime mortars for the repair of historic masonry. The research presented involves an analytical study of [...]

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 [...]

The Santissimo Sacramento Convent, in Alcântara quarter in Lisbon, was an innovative architectural project in the 17th century and one of the most important ecclesiastic [...]

Eleven hydraulic concretes from ancient Roman harbours around the Mediterranean seacoast were drilled by the Romacons team in 2002–2009. In 2008–2009 the same team ex [...]

This paper presents the XRD, XRF and porosimetry analyses and SEMEDX observations of nine mortars: three Egyptian plasters (New Kingdom, 15th 11th century BC) and six Mer [...]

Mineral ore exploitation of the Lavreotike in southeast Attica reached its apogee in the 5th-4th centuries B.C. with silver revenues from the site contributing to the glo [...]

In southern Portugal over one hundred Roman villae have been identified; such villae are examples of typical Roman rural construction and have led to the characterisation [...]

The purpose of the present research work was the mineralogical, mechanical and microstructure characterization of the gypsum mortars sampled from the internal parts of th [...]

Applications of repair mortar mean that an additional heterogeneity is introduced to the system. Because of this the utilisation of identical material is a main objective [...]

The presence of some major archaeological sites in Italy and in Europe triggers interesting issues for theoretical reflection and concrete experimentation on the relation [...]

In parallel with a wide scale program undertaken at University of Mons in collaboration with the Restoration Directorate of Public Service of Wallonia (SPW) concerning th [...]

In parallel with a wide scale program undertaken at University of Mons in collaboration with the Restoration Directorate of Public Service of Wallonia (SPW) concerning th [...]

Bulk samples of mortars were collected from Hellenistic, Roman, and Byzantine historic constructions. The main scope of this work is to investigate the technological tran [...]

Climatic and environmental conditions are often very severe for construction materials, namely in the presence of high humidity or in direct contact with water. However, [...]

The Roman Villa at Piazza Armerina in Sicily, built in many successive steps over the 2nd and 3rd centuries A.D., is renowned all over the world for both the wealth and t [...]

The present work deals with the microstructure, hydration and properties, mainly physico-mechanical and durability, of mortars for the repair and strengthening of prehist [...]

The current project Vitruv und die Techniken des Raumdekors is focused on the investigation of ancient plasters and painting techniques in the context of the specificatio [...]

Renders and plasters have been continuously used for covering the masonry walls of dwellings even from the Neolithic period. This paper focuses on the analysis and charac [...]

In the nineteenth century, Marseille was already an established industrial town and had a significant urban development. Its business provided it with a large amount of r [...]

A multidisciplinary research project has been initiated to study wall plaster fragments found in recent archaeological excavations in Marseilles. The chemical, petrograph [...]