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Advances in Built Heritage Conservation: Materials, Methods and Management

A special issue of Heritage (ISSN 2571-9408).

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2024) | Viewed by 3661

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Jorge Feijoo Conde

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Defense University Center at the Spanish Naval Academy, University of Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
Interests: building stone; building materials; electrokinetics
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Dr. Iván Garrido González

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Applied Geotechnologies Research Group, Campus Universitario de Vigo, Universidade de Vigo, CINTECX, As Lagoas, Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain
Interests: infrared thermography; image processing; automation; deep learning; machine learning; defect detection; infrastructure conservation
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We would like to invite you to submit your work to this Special Issue of Heritage focused on “Advances in Built Heritage Conservation: Materials, Methods and Management”. The protection of heritage is of utmost importance due to its cultural, historical, and social value. This protection can be achieved through the following steps: (1) Improving the properties of the materials affected or to be used in heritage conservation, an area in which advancements in the use of nanomaterials are on the rise; (2) enhancing current intervention methods to minimize the risk of causing new alteration processes and to achieve greater effectiveness; (3) implementing digital documentation techniques, such as 3D laser scanning, and the early detection of pathologies through non-destructive techniques, such as infrared thermography, to enable the precise assessment of the state of historical buildings and to facilitate the planning of subsequent interventions; and (4) applying effective management techniques to ensure the long-term sustainability of heritage conservation efforts.

In particular, this Special Issue covers the following topics of interest:

  • The development or improvement of the properties of materials used in cultural heritage;
  • The use of nanomaterials in cultural heritage;
  • Non-invasive analytical techniques, such as infrarred termography, electrical tomography, and georadar, among others, to diagnose different types of pathologies;
  • Novel methods to protect or intervene in heritage sites;
  • Improvements in the protocols and procedures of current treatments;
  • Case studies dealing with analysis approaches, intervention methodologies, and management techniques.

This Special Issue will also be open to other topics, which have not been mentioned in the previous points specifically, but are related to the main topic of this Special Issue (advances in the materials, methods, and management techniques applied to cultural heritage).

Dr. Jorge Feijoo Conde
Dr. Iván Garrido González
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Heritage is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • non-destructive techniques
  • intervention methodologies
  • improvement of material properties
  • management techniques
  • nanomaterials

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New Challenges in the Conservation of Fair-Faced Reinforced Concrete with Aesthetic Value: The Lessons from an Italian Brutalist Monument
by Linda Sermasi and Elisa Franzoni
Heritage 2025, 8(5), 152; https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage8050152 - 26 Apr 2025
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The conservation of experimental building materials that were introduced during the 20th-century currently represents one of the main challenges in building restoration. Fair-faced concrete is especially affected by durability problems and requires careful assessment to implement effective conservation methods, even more [...] Read more.
The conservation of experimental building materials that were introduced during the 20th-century currently represents one of the main challenges in building restoration. Fair-faced concrete is especially affected by durability problems and requires careful assessment to implement effective conservation methods, even more so when the building has artistic and expressive value. In addition, the literature in this field is still limited and case studies are very rare. In this paper, the Partisan Ossuary Monument, a brutalist monument at the Certosa of Bologna, was studied and analysed in order to find the most effective restoration techniques, especially for its concretes, which have a particularly expressive texture. The aim was to combine both the preservation of the aesthetics and functional quality of the building with the use of existing technologies in this field. Firstly, archive research was carried out to discover the original building techniques and the materials used. The literature on the Monument was studied to unveil the expressive role given to the concretes’ surface finishing. Then, after an on-site investigation, all the materials used in the Monument and the degradation processes were analysed and mapped out. Significant samples of the Monument were manually collected whilst limiting invasiveness. Then, diagnostic tests were carried out to identify the causes of degradation and to comprehend the nature of certain superficial finishes. Several techniques were used, i.e., X-ray diffraction, optical microscopy, and FT-IR spectrometry. Finally, guidelines were drafted for possible future restoration, merging all the results from the previous phases of this study with compliance with heritage structures’ restoration requirements. Many technologies commonly used for the repair of concrete structures could not be applied to this Monument due to its features. Hence, new solutions were studied and proposed. The results obtained may contribute to an increased awareness of the need to restore 20th-century heritage buildings in order to limit degradation and partial reconstruction. Many concrete heritage buildings of this period suffer from the same problems, and this paper could offer an important starting point for future research. Full article
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Implementation of Ecological Sustainability Goals in Public Industrial Heritage Facilities in Europe
by Adam R. Szromek
Heritage 2025, 8(2), 53; https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage8020053 - 28 Jan 2025
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Industrial heritage tourism has been subject to increasing visitor interest, making Europe’s old factories, mines, and steelworks into attractive tourist installations. However, these facilities, like all other market players, impact the environment, and, therefore, their management should take into account achieving sustainable development [...] Read more.
Industrial heritage tourism has been subject to increasing visitor interest, making Europe’s old factories, mines, and steelworks into attractive tourist installations. However, these facilities, like all other market players, impact the environment, and, therefore, their management should take into account achieving sustainable development goals. The purpose of this article is to identify key sustainability measures taken by public industrial heritage tourism facilities in Europe to protect the environment. This article discusses the results of a survey of administrators of public industrial heritage facilities in Europe. This research was carried out using the Computer Assisted Web Interview technique, sending a research questionnaire to facilities associated with the European Route of Industrial Heritage. The results indicate that these entities are taking numerous measures to implement environmental sustainability patterns, particularly in the areas of waste segregation, pollution and waste generation reduction, and low energy consumption in equipment purchases. Unfortunately, the survey shows that many of the stated actions are not being implemented, as only one in four managers has implemented a formal program related to the implementation of at least some sustainability principles or training conducted in this regard. Managers of industrial heritage sites also advocate for increased national and international cooperation between sites. The author also draws attention to the need to acquire green technologies and communicate the effects of these activities to stakeholders. Full article
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Preserving Heritage Riverine Bridges: A Hydrological Approach to the Case Study of the Grau Bridge in Peru
by Joel Ccanccapa Puma, Alejandro Víctor Hidalgo Valdivia, Alain Jorge Espinoza Vigil and Julian Booker
Heritage 2024, 7(7), 3350-3371; https://doi.org/10.3390/heritage7070158 - 24 Jun 2024
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Heritage bridges constitute an integral feature of the urban landscape in numerous cities. However, it is common for these structures to surpass their life cycle, rendering them ill-equipped to withstand the dynamic demands of users and extreme events, particularly hydrological occurrences. This research [...] Read more.
Heritage bridges constitute an integral feature of the urban landscape in numerous cities. However, it is common for these structures to surpass their life cycle, rendering them ill-equipped to withstand the dynamic demands of users and extreme events, particularly hydrological occurrences. This research presents a methodology for the assessment of heritage riverine bridges, with a focus on the Grau Bridge in Peru as a case study. The investigation commences with an exhaustive literature review, complemented by a historical examination, followed by a preliminary diagnosis. Subsequently, hydrological and hydraulic studies are presented, encompassing drone surveys of the riverbed and the bridge, soil analyses, and the application of 1D and 2D models in HEC-RAS. The outcomes of this comprehensive analysis reveal the high vulnerability of the Grau Bridge. Finally, strategic interventions for its conservation are recommended. Full article
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