Several non-destructive (ND) techniques are presented as a tool for the evaluation of the
conservation state of carbonate building materials of the “Palazzo di Città”, a historic …

Many churches have been constructed during the last two millennia in the Cappadocia
region of Central Anatolia. Among these buildings, the Küçükköy Church, constructed in …

Here, an avant-garde study of three ancient Doric columns of the precious, ancient
Romanesque church of Saints Lorenzo and Pancrazio in the historical town center of …

Building stones have long been one of the most widely used construction materials in the
world. Building stones used in historical monuments are deteriorated partly or completely …

The present work aims to study the consolidating and protective chemical treatments of the
Pietra Cantone, a Miocenic (lower Tortonian) limestone widely used in important …

In this paper, laboratory investigations were conducted on 22 carbonate building stones
(including 3 types of limestone, 12 types of travertine and 7 types of marble) from various …

In the cultural stone heritage, progressive deteriorations develop over time with the effect of
atmospheric processes. These deteriorations can reach to a significant degree that threaten …

The aim of this study is to determine the extent of deterioration of the limestone on which the
İvriz rock monument is engraved. This monument is near Aydınkent (İvriz) village and …

Abstract The use of Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) applied to construction materials allows
to highlight and characterize their features, especially in the case of old buildings. The multi …

Non-invasive techniques, such as close-range photogrammetry (CRP) and 3D ultrasonic
tomography complemented with optical and scanning electron microscopy and mercury …