For high fluidity concrete beams with medium-quality recycled coarse aggregate and melt-solidified slag aggregate, we investigated the fresh concrete properties and the b [...]

Since 2001 the authors have been involved with the archaeologists of the Fondazioni Lerici, Politecnico di Milano, in the preservation of some Hindu temples in Mỹ Sơn, [...]

Composite materials consist of a composite matrix and a reinforcement usually created by fibres. The overall properties of a composite material strongly depend on intera [...]

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 [...]

It is well established that most construction materials behave differently under static and dynamic loading. The stress-rate sensitivity of concrete, steel and rock has b [...]

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 [...]

It is currently widely accepted that lime, rather than Portland cement (PC), should be used for the repair of historic fabrics as most historic mortars were lime based an [...]

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, [...]

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

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 [...]

In this paper a comparison is made between two views to solve rain penetration problems in solid historic fired clay brick masonry. The first one aims at protecting the m [...]

This article deals with the parameters and governing mechanisms of the early water transport between mortar and brick. Two bricks with different transport parameters were [...]

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

This paper aims at improving the quality of lime mortar masonry by understanding the mechanics of mortars and masonry and their interactions. It investigates how the mort [...]

The first author of the project is the engineering director of a Temple reconstruction project in Turkey. In attempt to produce mortar similar in composition to that foun [...]

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