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View article: The (Building) Stones of Venice under Threat: A Study about Their Deterioration between Climate Change and Land Subsidence
The (Building) Stones of Venice under Threat: A Study about Their Deterioration between Climate Change and Land Subsidence Open
Cultural heritage assets face significant threats from climate change and land subsidence, leading to extensive social, economic, and environmental losses, and damage to artistic and monumental heritage in Italian coastal cities. In partic…
View article: Climate change and land subsidence in the frame of Venezia 2021 project: the deterioration of architectural stone materials
Climate change and land subsidence in the frame of Venezia 2021 project: the deterioration of architectural stone materials Open
The overflowing of the canals and the flooding of the pedestrian walkways are the consequences of the well-known periodic large water inflow into the Venetian lagoon (high water or acqua alta).These phenomena lead the strong degradation of…
View article: Mapping the Clock Tower of the St Mark's square in Venice (Italy): stones, deterioration morphologies and their distribution
Mapping the Clock Tower of the St Mark's square in Venice (Italy): stones, deterioration morphologies and their distribution Open
In the frame of HYPERION EU project, aimed to develop a Decision Support System to improve resilience and sustainable reconstruction of historic areas against climate change and extreme events, Venice stands for its urban and architectonic…
View article: Characterization of Barium Hydroxide Used as Consolidating Agent for Monumental Surfaces in Venice
Characterization of Barium Hydroxide Used as Consolidating Agent for Monumental Surfaces in Venice Open
Barium hydroxide was one of the most widely used inorganic materials to consolidate calcareous stones during the 19th and 20th. The consolidation process occurs through a carbonation reaction. Several researchers studied the consolidation …
View article: Archaeometric investigations of the materials and techniques of two red figured kraters by the Painter of Louvre K 240
Archaeometric investigations of the materials and techniques of two red figured kraters by the Painter of Louvre K 240 Open
Two very important red figured vases by the Painter of Louvre K 240 – the Acrobat krater preserved in the L. Bernabò-Brea Regional Archaeological Museum of Lipari (Sicily), and the Fleischman krater of the J. Paul Getty Villa (Malibu, Los …
View article: EVALUATION OF SILICONE BASED PRODUCTS USED IN THE PAST AS TODAY FOR THE CONSOLIDATION OF VENETIAN MONUMENTAL STONE SURFACES
EVALUATION OF SILICONE BASED PRODUCTS USED IN THE PAST AS TODAY FOR THE CONSOLIDATION OF VENETIAN MONUMENTAL STONE SURFACES Open
The commercial consolidating siloxane compounds EAS 40, Rhodorsil Consolidante RC90 and RC80, and the silicone water repellent agents Rhodorsil H224 and Hydrophase were carefully applied to stone specimens and tested to ascertain their che…