Hygric parameters of cement-lime plasters modified by superabsorbent polymers [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2019 Moisture level significantly affects durability of constructions, their thermal performance and quality of indoor air. As the building envelopes are subjected to the effect of changing weather conditions from the exterior and numerous sources of water ...
Kočí Jan, Begaly Akbota, Fořt Jan
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Materials and Techniques of Selected Mural Paintings on the “Gothic Road” around 1400 (Slovakia)
Heritage, 2021 Mural cycles in the churches of Plešivec, Čhyžné, and Štitnik from around 1400 were studied from the material and technical point of view. Stylistically, they show a mixture of Northern and Southern European stylistic currents, which were characteristic ...
Anabelle Kriznar, Jana Želinská
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Retrofitting Historic Walls: Feasibility of Thermal Insulation and Suitability of Thermal Mortars
Heritage, 2021 The European Union is pursuing an ambitious policy on climate action, urgently calling for an acceleration in the transition toward net-zero emissions by 2050.
Magda Posani +2 more
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MORTARS AND PLASTERS PRODUCED WITH EARTH-BASED SUSTAINABLE MIXES: A METHODOLOGY PROPOSAL FOR RECOVERY OF VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE IN ROERO, PIEDMONT (ITALY) [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2020 The work presented is the achievement of a master degree project, developed at Politecnico di Torino. The paper aims to provide standards for the formulation and mixing of earth-based mortars, for the rehabilitation of historic buildings of the Roero ...
M. Vignola +3 more
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The Monumental UNESCO Site of Panamá Viejo: Investigation of the Masonry Mortars
Heritage, 2022 The presented study illustrates the characterisation of several artificial materials (bedding, joint mortars, and plasters) belonging to the masonries of the UNESCO site of Panamá Viejo, located in Panama City (Panama).
Chiara Ciantelli +4 more
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Renovation of buildings having damp and salted walls – case analyses [PDF]
Acta Scientiarum Polonorum. Architectura, 2021 This article discusses the issue of renovation of buildings having damp and salted walls. The results of conservation research on the walls of two historical buildings from the beginning of the 20th century are presented.
Wacław Brachaczek
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The effectiveness of salicylic acid plasters compared with 'usual' scalpel debridement of corns: a randomised controlled trial [PDF]
, 2013 Background Corns are a common foot problem and surveys have indicated that between 14-48% of people suffer from them. Many of these will seek podiatry treatment, however there is little evidence to indicate which current treatments provide long term ...
Dixon, S. +20 more
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POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS OF TRANSPARENT FABRIC BASED ON NANOFIBRES FOR THE STRENGTHENING OF PLASTERS DECORATED WITH PAINTINGS AND FRESCOES [PDF]
Civil Engineering Journal, 2015 Nanomaterials have been increasingly used in the construction industry in the last decades. Nanomaterials have been tested in specific applications focusing on the restoration and conservation of heritage buildings, mainly their surfaces.
Klára Kroftová, Markéta Šmidtová
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JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1897 At the Atlanta meeting of theAssociation, in a discussion before this Section, Prof. Thomas H. Manley of New York made the statement that "plaster-of-paris, as a routine treatment for fractures, should be discarded." The advanced ground taken by that able surgeon is certainly welcomed by the writer, who believes that plaster-of-paris, as a routine ...
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