Deterioration and Conservation of Materials in Built Heritage
A special issue of Heritage (ISSN 2571-9408).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 14 February 2025 | Viewed by 1731
Special Issue Editors
Interests: building materials; cultural heritage; archaeometry; sustainability; climate change
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2. Geosciences Center, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
Interests: petrography; mineralogy; building materials; heritage science; archaeometry
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The preservation of built heritage is pursued through conservation strategies. Scientific research of built heritage contribute to the mantainance of identity of cities and communities. Conservation of built heritage deales with a wide range of different materials used in constructions, natural stones and geomaterials (bricks, tiles, mortars, and concretes), and to the type of exposure conditions.
This Special Issue aims to collect research articles and reviews on original and innovative research regarding applications, new methodologies, and case studies addressed to characterize stones and geomaterials, increase knowledge in decay processes and support preservation tools of stone-built heritage. In particular, topics may include (but are not limited) to the following research areas:
- Decay phenomena (physical, chemical, biological anthropogenic processes, tests on site and/or in labotatories) of stones and geomaterils used in built heritage;
- Innovative multi-analytical approaches applied to built heritage in order to increase knowledge of its deterioration and preservation;
- New tools for the built heritage preservation;
- Indoor and outdoor climate and microclimate monitoring;
- Materials and treatments; climate impact; digitalisation and documentation;
- Innovative multi-analytical approaches applied to built heritage in order to increase knowledge of its deterioration and preservation;
- Non-invasive technologies applied in built heritage for new conservative approaches;
- New archeometric techniques.
We welcome the submission of manuscripts that include research and case studies featuring the conservation of built heritage.
Dr. Chiara Coletti
Prof. Dr. David Martín Freire-Lista
Guest Editors
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