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 [...]

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

Self compacting concrete (SCC) is a very fluid concrete that is characterized by its high volume of paste, and the use of superplasticizer. The effects of recycled aggreg [...]

The definition of the composition, the technological process and, last but not least, the provenance of the raw materials of historical mortars is still difficult and uns [...]

Various binding materials have been used worldwide, across different pre-historic and historic periods, to meet several construction applications. Lime has historically b [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

An optimization method for the determination of elastic moduli by resonant ultrasound spectroscopy (RUS) was proposed. All components of the fourth-order tensor of elasti [...]

The widespread adoption of alternative binders are playing an increasing role in carbon dioxide (CO 2) abatement in green construction and the repair of traditionally bui [...]

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 [...]

Abstrakt: The long-term behaviour of a crystalline rock has been modelled as a viscoplastic problem. The Perzyna type of material models, which is based on socalled overs [...]

The aim of the project was to define the causes of damages done to two of thirteen busts made by Jerzy Sobocinski in 1971. The collection belongs to The National Museum i [...]

Ancient mortars have proved to be durable and reliable materials even when submitted to severe conditions of salts and high humidity. This study intends to contribute to [...]

Roman cement was extensively used to decorate facades during the nineteenth and beginning of twentieth Century. The interest of this material has been revisited recently [...]

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

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 [...]

Roman cement was patented in 1796 and used extensively throughout European architecture of the 19th and early 20th centuries before the domination of Portland cement and [...]

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 [...]

Roman cements were key materials for the economic and easy manufacture of render (stucco) for the exterior of buildings during the nineteenth and early twentieth century. [...]

Packing density is considered one of the most influential factors in fresh performances of mortar and concrete. There exist standardised methods for its determination, bo [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]