Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will:
• developed basic knowledge to manage the problems presented in monuments or historical buildings, where the stone is a load-bearing structural material or the main structural material of the load-bearing body of the building
Course Content (Syllabus)
The purpose of the course is to provide and develop the basic knowledge for the management of the problems presented in monuments or historical buildings, where the stone is a load-bearing structural material or the main structural material of the load-bearing body of the building.
The aim of the course is to become familiar with the material stone as a structural element of the monuments and historical buildings of the Greek area. Problems presented by the stones due to environmental factors such as humidity, wind action, polluting factors.
The following subjects will be developed in the courses:
Microscopic identification of stones, diagnosis of stone damage and categorization. Corrosion mechanisms of marble, limestone, sandstone and others, methodologies, materials and techniques that exist to deal with/rehabilitate damage.
Basic Bibliography
1. Manavesi, Rafaella Rossi (ed.), The Conservation of Stone II, Centro per la conservazione, Bologna / Part A, Deterioration, Bologna 1981 / Part B, Treatment, Bologna 1981.
Keywords
conservation, pathology, preservation, stone, historic buildings, building materials
Additional bibliography for study
Technical Advice Notes No 1, Preparation and Use of Lime Mortars, Scottish Conservation Bureau, Edinburg, Scotland.
R.S. Boyton "Chemistry and Technology of Lime and Limestone", J. Wiley and Sons, Inc. 1980.
J. Valek "Lime technologies of historic buildings", editions: Ministry of Culture of Czech Republic, 2015.
L.M. Tabasso, S.Simon, "Testing methods and criteria for the selection/evaluation of products for the conservation of
porous building materials", Reviews in Conservation 7, 2006.