Since the early ages, first human beings, then architects and civil engineers have preferred stones for construction of historic monuments buildings due to their durable nature. But in course time, these inescapably been faced with different kinds weathering processes because several biotic abiotic factors. In calcareous stones, micro-cracks/fissures are common deterioration forms resulting fro...

The decay features of thirty-nine monuments built with granite stones and presenting diverse architectural characteristics, date of construction and environment characteristics (including exposition conditions, traffic intensity, etc) are compare in order to discuss decay patterns and susceptibility of granite types applied in architectural works. Decay patterns of biotite-rich medium to fine-g...

The cultural heritage artifacts Conservation Documentation format is not universally agreed upon nor has it always been considered an important aspect of the conservation profession. Conservation records present major drawbacks, which are the fragmentary and incomplete description of the contained information and related processes. On the other hand, as strict regulations prohibit invasive test...

The present study concerns the ecodesign of the application of an aqueous nano-TiO2 suspension on a porous limestone used in historical monuments with a spraying system through the LCA methodology, in order to define the most critical aspects of the process and to try to minimize the environmental burden during the implementation of the application process. Because of the limited knowledge curr...

In 1942, Katherine Frost Bruner published an article titled ‘‘Of psychological writing: Being some valedictory remarks on style.’’ It was published in Journal of Abnormal and Social Psychology, the journal for which she served as editorial assistant between 1937 and 1941. Her collection of advice to writing scholars has been widely quoted, including by several editions of The Publication Manual...

This paper describes how the K(alpha)/K(beta) count rate ratio of the characteristic X-rays of a given element can be applied to determine the depth at which a layer or a grain of that element is located. The theoretical background and a basic description of the K(alpha)/K(beta) technique are given in the introduction. The experimental part of the paper deals with measurements of thick standard...