Approaches and Challenges in Diagnostics and Conservation of Cultural Heritage
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Civil Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2023) | Viewed by 4051
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cultural heritage; materials characterization; petrochemical analytical techniques
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Interests: cultural heritage; materials characterization; chemical and isotopical analytical techniques
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Dear Colleagues,
Our society needs resilience to stand against social and environmental challenges. Significantly, cultural heritage (CH) assets are crucial in the development of socio-economical improvements. CH objects are subject to degradation by a range of factors, including environmental influences, biocontamination, natural or anthropogenic disasters, and incorrectly performed restoration interventions. Moreover, conservation measures are sometimes made even more difficult due to the large number of objects that are affected by degradation in storage and deposits, and by the use of art materials derived from industry. The conservation of CH assets requires detailed knowledge of the characteristics of their constituent materials and their state of conservation; this knowledge makes it possible to identify risk factors and conditions, as well as the need for specific measures. Therefore, one of the most important components of conservation includes studying and evaluating the causes and mechanisms of decay related to a range of building materials used in historic buildings. Diagnostic activities can include integrated methods both in situ (non-destructive methods) and in the laboratory to identify building materials' mineralogical, petrophysical, geochemical, and mechanical characterization.
Dr. Elena Marrocchino
Dr. Chiara Telloli
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- cultural heritage
- diagnostic
- non-destructive investigation