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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Impact of Wetting–Drying Cycles on the Mechanical Properties and Microstructure of Wood Waste–Gypsum Composites [PDF]
, 2019 Large amounts of wood waste are generated each year in the world. In an attempt to identify a good recovery option for those residues, wood waste from construction and demolition works were used as raw materials in gypsum plasters.
Morales Conde, María Jesús +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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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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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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Determination of the airborne sound insulation of a straw bale partition wall [PDF]
, 2017 This paper describes the results of a scientific project focused on determining of the Airborne Sound Insulation of a peripheral non-load bearing wall made of straw bales expressed by Weighted Sound Reduction Index.
Fabian, Radek +2 more
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Construction and Building Materials, 2020 It is important to ensure indoor comfort by passive methods, avoiding mechanical equipment that has energy costs. To assess plasters common efficiency but also its contribution as moisture buffers, five different plastering mortars, including ...
T. Santos +4 more
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Decorating the Neolithic: an Evaluation of the Use of Plaster in the Enhancement of Daily Life in the Middle Pre-pottery Neolithic B of the Southern Levant [PDF]
, 2012 During the Middle Pre-pottery Neolithic B in the southern Levant the use of lime plaster in both ritual and domestic contexts increased significantly relative to previous periods.
Clarke, Joanne
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