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Pozzolanic mortars for the conservation of old masonry structures [PDF]
Građevinar, 2013 The design of repair mortars started from the characterization of the original mortar samples preserved in small areas in the floors of the Dungeon Tower, Bač Fortress.
Slavica Vujović +3 more
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Mortars and plasters—how to manage mortars and plasters conservation [PDF]
Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences, 2021 AbstractThe use of mortars and plasters has been widespread in many cultures for thousands of years and these materials are found in the vast majority of built cultural heritage. They play a crucial role in the preservation of immovable heritage and must be taken into great consideration when conserving historical buildings.
Marta Caroselli +2 more
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Preserving the Danube Limes in Serbia: A review of the biodeterioration of Trajan’s Bridge [PDF]
Starinar, 2023 One of the most significant monuments of the Roman Danube Limes is Trajan’s Bridge, built in the period from 103 to 105 AD. The remains of the pillars on the Serbian bank of the Danube were partially restored four decades ago.
Unković Nikola +3 more
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Bio-Stimulated Surface Healing of Historical and Compatible Conservation Mortars [PDF]
Materials, 2023 The main focus of this research was the bio-stimulated healing of cracks in lime mortar samples (historical and newly designed). The investigation started from comprehensive characterisation of historical mortars, while in the next stage a compatible conservation mortar was designed and characterised, with special attention given to the contact zone ...
Snežana Vučetić +9 more
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Tema, 2021 The present research study concerns the formulation of natural mortars with hydraulic behaviour, used for the restoration of the walls of historical buildings.
Santi Maria Cascone +4 more
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Heritage, 2023 Damage to the rocks of historic built heritage needs to be addressed to facilitate their conservation and restoration; the most serious damage is caused by environmental conditions and human activities. Buildings constructed with ignimbrite blocks bonded
Rosalia Ruiz-Ruiz +8 more
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Mortar mixes with oxblood: historical background, model sample recipes and properties [PDF]
Advances in Geosciences, 2018 In this survey we present studies on mortar mixes added with oxblood, which was a commonly found local waste material, with a wide application and long history of use; a precise recipe of lime–pozzolan mortar with blood addition from a 19th-century ...
K. Zhang +4 more
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Comparative evaluation of lime mortars for architectural conservation [PDF]
Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2008 Abstract International bibliography on conservation usually refers that mortars made with lime putty with long extinction periods behave better than others made with the current dry hydrated limes. In order to evaluate this assess, an experimental study of lime mortars was carried out, using dry hydrated lime and two lime putties.
Paulina Faria +2 more
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Journal of Chemistry, 2022 The world’s growing population and industrialization have led to increased construction activities. This has increased the amount of waste aggregates which can be recycled in construction and cut the cost of infrastructure development.
David Munyao Musyoki +8 more
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Characterization of Ancient Mortars from Minoan City of Kommos in Crete
Heritage, 2021 This work characterizes ancient mortars used in construction of the Bronze Age Minoan port at Kommos in Crete. The port dates from c. 1850 BCE with port facilities at the harbor and residences on the Central hillside and the Hilltop. A Greek, Phoenician,
Pagona-Noni Maravelaki +5 more
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