Historic Mortars: Characterisation, Assessment and Repair

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Historic Mortars: Characterisation, Assessment and Repair. A State-of-the-Art Summary....Pages 1-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Historic Documents in Understanding and Evaluation of Historic Lime Mortars....Pages 15-24
The Earliest Use of Lime and Gypsum Mortars in Cyprus....Pages 25-35
Mineralogical and Microstructural Analysis of Mortars from Kushite Archaeological Sites....Pages 37-47
Cement Microstructures and Durability in Ancient Roman Seawater Concretes....Pages 49-76
Historic Mortars with Burned Alum Shale as an Artificial Pozzolan....Pages 77-88
Nineteenth Century “Novel” Building Materials: Examples of Various Historic Mortars Under the Microscope....Pages 89-103
Lime Mortar with Natural Hydraulic Components: Characterisation of Reaction Rims with FTIR Imaging in ATR-Mode....Pages 105-113
Characterisation of Dolomitic Lime Mortars from the Benedictine Monastery in Riesa, Saxony (Germany)....Pages 115-124
Hydraulicity in Historic Lime Mortars: A Review....Pages 125-139
Characterisation of Decorative Portuguese Gypsum Plasters from the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: The Case of the Bolsa Palace in Oporto....Pages 141-151
Repair Mortars Studied for the Conservation of Temple G1 in Mỹ Sơn, Vietnam....Pages 153-164
Characteristics of Mortars from Ancient Bridges....Pages 165-174
Diagnosis, Characterisation and Restoration of the Internal Renders of Santíssimo Sacramento Church in Lisbon....Pages 175-194
Front Matter....Pages 195-195
Masonry Repair Options and Their Philosophical Ramifications....Pages 197-206
Conservation of Historic Renders and Plasters: From Laboratory to Site....Pages 207-225
Comparison Between Traditional, Lime Based, and Industrial, Dry Mortars....Pages 227-237
Repair Mortars for the Sandstones of the Cathedral of Berne....Pages 239-246
Compatibility of Repair Mortars with Nineteenth Century Natural Cement Cast Stone from the French Rhône-Alpes Region....Pages 247-256
Two Views on Dealing with Rain Penetration Problems in Historic Fired Clay Brick Masonry....Pages 257-266
Front Matter....Pages 267-267
Experimental Study of Hot Mixed Mortars in Comparison with Lime Putty and Hydrate Mortars....Pages 269-281
The Effect of Calcination Time upon the Slaking Properties of Quicklime....Pages 283-295
The Hydration of Modern Roman Cements Used for Current Architectural Conservation....Pages 297-308
The Effect of Relative Humidity on the Performance of Lime-Pozzolan Mortars....Pages 309-318
Morphological and Chemical Influence of Calcium Hydroxide on the Plasticity of Lime Based Mortars....Pages 319-328
Water Transport Between Mortar and Brick: The Influence of Material Parameters....Pages 329-341
Problems in the Assessment of the Stress-Strain Relationship of Masonry....Pages 343-357
Influence of the Mechanical Properties of Lime Mortar on the Strength of Brick Masonry....Pages 359-372
Influence of Interfacial Material Pore Structure on the Strength of the Brick/Lime Mortar Bond....Pages 373-381
Grouts for Injection of Historical Masonries: Influence of the Binding System and Other Additions on the Properties of the Matrix....Pages 383-392
Lime Based Grouts for Strengthening of Historical Masonry Buildings in Slovenia....Pages 393-409
Front Matter....Pages 411-411
Characterisation of Mortars Using Drilling Resistance Measurement System (DRMS): Tests on Field Panels Samples....Pages 413-423
In Situ Techniques for the Characterisation of Rendering Mortars....Pages 425-434
Application of 1 H NMR to the Hydration Monitoring of Lime-Pozzolan Mortars....Pages 435-442
Non-standard Testing in Characterisation and Consolidation Assessment of Historic Mortars....Pages 443-450
Back Matter....Pages 451-464