Obiettivo To improve the knowledge of effects of environmental factors on damage to Europe's cultural heritage and provide better treatment and protection by putting at the disposal of the professionals involved with the analyses of ancient buildings, an expert system, in particular a damage atlas.A sytematized questionnaire is implemented that allows the collection of expertise from different sources in relation to damage on historic brick masonry structures. The main initial sources are literature, data from in situ investigation carried out on historic brick masonry buildings and laboratory simulation tests. This information is collected in an "Atlas of damage to historic brick structures", containing a uniform terminology and a uniform description of damage types and damage origins. It is then schematized into relations between damage types, causes and the physical phenomena related to deterioration processes. Focus is put on the interaction between the different materials of which ancient brick masonry is composed and the effect of environmental factors.The deterioration causes can only be understood with the knowledge of the different historic brick masonry construction types and the historic, climatical and geographic context in which those masonries have been built, used and eventually restored.Testing techniques and analytical methods used in field and labopratory investigations are:- Laboratory analysis on small samples to define chemical composition including contaminants; mineralogical and petrographical characteristics;- Physical laboratory tests on small samples to define porosity and pore size distribution; hygric properties; water content; ageing, changing of pore structure with degradation; durability as function of physical properties;- Mechanical laboratory tests, including non-destructive sound propagation tests to define; mechanical properties of masonry, bricks and mortars;- Electric resistivity and sound propagation speed tests in situ to define homogeneity of mortars, bricks and masonry structure: investigation of the inside structure of the masonry;- Colour comparison tests using absolute references in situ to define discolouring. Campo scientifico engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcolorsnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencesartificial intelligenceexpert systems Programma(i) FP3-ENV 1C - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of the environment, 1990-1994 Argomento(i) 0204 - Environmental protection and conservation of Europe's cultural heritage Invito a presentare proposte Data not available Meccanismo di finanziamento CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinatore Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 92-94,Kardinaal Mercierlaan 3000 Leuven Belgio Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato Partecipanti (3) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto NETHERLANDS ORGANISATION FOR APPLIED SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH - TNO Paesi Bassi Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo 5,Schoemakerstraat, 97 2600 AA DELFT Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato POLYTECHNIC OF MILAN Italia Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32 20133 MILANO Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET HAMBURG-HARBURG Germania Contributo UE Nessun dato Indirizzo Schellerdam 4 21073 HAMBURG Mostra sulla mappa Costo totale Nessun dato
