Lime-Based Materials for Historic Buildings
A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Materials, and Repair & Renovation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 1204
Special Issue Editors
Interests: lime-based materials; conservation and restoration of the built heritage; sustainable building materials
Interests: conservation of built heritage; stone and mortar conservation; onsite testing; development and testing novel products for the conservation of porous materials; artificial and natural ageing tests; characterization of historic masonry and mortars; formulation of compatible repair mortars
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The maintenance and restoration of historic masonry buildings is an important issue in today’s efforts to preserve the world’s vast built heritage. In these structures, lime-based materials are almost always present (e.g., plasters, renders, bedding and pointing mortars), playing different roles (e.g., protection, binding different materials, structural stability). However, problems related to lime-based materials currently used to repair or restore such structures still persist, mostly due to a loss of know-how and expertise on the production and application of these materials.
This Special Issue seeks to help solve this problem by intending to collect the latest research on lime-based materials for historic buildings. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to) the following: (i) characterization of old lime-based binders and materials; (ii) lime technology; (iii) viable lime-based materials for the conservation and repair of historic buildings; (iv) innovative tests to characterize these materials; (v) best practices for lime-based applications; (vi) the role of natural and artificial admixtures and additions; and (vii) the durability and compatibility of lime-based materials applied on historic masonry structures.
Dr. Bruna Silva
Dr. Ana Paula Ferreira Pinto
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- lime-based
- mortar
- grout
- materials
- conservation
- restoration
- rehabilitation
- render/plaster
- joints
- masonry
