SWBSS2011
Here You will find all the contributions of the international conference SWBSS 2011, 19 - 22 October 2011 in Limassol, Cyprus. Many papers are also available as full texts.
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Keynote speakers[edit]
Andrea Hamilton "Understanding water and solute transport in porous media: the role of the environment and material composition"
Bernard Smith “Heat for ten hours, allow to cool and serve with a pinch of salt: experimental recipes for understanding stone decay in natural and built environments
Ákos Török “Gypsum crusts and dust on limestone monuments: physical properties, chemical composition and environmental control”
Oral Presentations[edit]
Ali H. E., Khattab S.A., Beck K., Al-Mukhtar M.: Salt weathering in the Al-Namrud Monuments in Iraq: characterization of historical stone and fresh stone treated with accelerated decay tests, Volltext
Baptista Neto J.A., Smith B. J., McAlister J.J., Silva M.A.M. and Silva A.L.C. Salt weathering of historic building stones in Rio de Janeiro central area: a case study of the São Francisco de Paula Church
Beck K. and Al-Mukhtar M.: Formation of a patina by means of wetting-drying cycles, Volltext
Borges M.I., Simão J. and Silva Z.: Artificial Weathering of Portuguese Granites Exposed to Salt Atmosphere: Variations of Physico-Mechanical Properties, Volltext
Bromblet Ph., Vergès-Belmin V., Franzen C., Aze S. and Rolland O.: Toward an optimization of the specifications for water bath desalination of stone objects, Volltext
Černý R., Pavlíková M., Benešová H. and Pavlík Z.: Experimental analysis of salt binding in stone materials of historical masonry
Colas E., Mertz J-D., Thomachot-Schneider C. and Barbin V.: Salt crystallization effect on the swelling behavior of clayey sandstones, Volltext
De Clercq H., Jovanovic M., Hendrickx R., Herinckx S., Vanhellemont Y., Roels S., Steiger M. and Linnow K.: Performance of limestone laden with sodium sulphate and sodium nitrate, Volltext
Derluyn H., Griffa M., Mannes D., Jerjen I., Dewanckele J., Vontobel P., Derome D., Cnudde V., Lehmann E. and Carmeliet J.: Quantitative analysis of saline transport and crystallization damage in porous limestone visualized by neutron and X-ray imaging, Volltext
Desarnaud J., Bertrand F. and Shahidzadeh-Bonn N.: Dynamics of salt crystallization, Volltext
Facio D.S. and Mosquera M.J.: Evaluating durability of a stone consolidant nanomaterial to salt crystallization: effect of incorporating colloid silica particles
Fokaides P.A., Theodoridou M., Neophytou M.K. and Ioannou I.: The impact of salt crystallisation on the thermal emissivity of building materials
Fournari R., Ioannou I. and Petrou M. F.: On the Soundness of Aggregates and its Effect on Mortar Properties
Golež M., Siedel H. and Drnovšek S.: Attack of marine salts on the church of St. Mary of Health in Piran, Slovenia: material deterioration and conservation strategies
Gomez-Heras M., Lopez-Arce P., Bala'awi F., Vazquez-Calvo C., Fort R., Ishakat F., Alvarez de Buergo M. and Allawneh F.: Characterisation of salt combinations found at the ‘Silk Tomb’ (Petra, Jordan) and their possible source, Volltext
Guimarães A.S., Delgado J.M.P.Q. and de Freitas V.P: A New Experimental Technique to Measure Molecular Diffusion Coefficients of Salts Solutions in Building Materials
Hendrickx R., De Clercq H. Roels S. , Vanhellemont Y. and Herinckx S.: Experimental investigation of the influence of precipitated salts on the liquid transport properties of brick using an organic liquid, Volltext
Herinckx S., Vanhellemont Y., Hendrickx R., Roels S. and De Clercq H.: Salt removal from stone building materials using an electric field
Larsen P.K. and Brajer I.:The salt-damaged wall paintings in Stroeby Church, Denmark, Volltext
Laue S. and Schaab C.: Mitigation of salt damages by climate stabilization and salt extractions in the Crypt of St. Maria im Kapitol, Cologne, Volltext
Leal N., Simão J., Gartmann C. and Silva Z.: Salt-fog experiments on consolidant and water-repellent treated dimension stones, Volltext
Lubelli B., van Hees R.P.J. and De Clercq H.: Fine tuning of desalination poultices: try-outs in practice, Volltext
Madureira M.C.V. and Begonha A.: Salt weathering in the Monastery of Serra do Pilar in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal
McAllister D., McCabe S., Srinivasan S., Smith B.J. and WarkeP.A.: Moisture dynamics in building sandstone: implications for transport and accumulation of salts, Volltext
McCabe S., Smith B.J., McAlister J.J., McAllister D., Srinivasan S., Basheer P.A.M. and Curran J.M.: Linking climate change, moisture dynamics and salt movement within natural building sandstones: implications for salt transport by diffusion, Volltext
Modestou S., Ioannou I. and Theodoridou M.: In-situ and laboratory monitoring of the salt front in natural stone using micro-destructive techniques
Mosquera M.J. and de los Santos D.M.: Resistance to salt crystallization provided by a new surfactant-synthesized ormosil applied in monumental stone restoration, Volltext
Ottosen L.M., Ferreira C. and Christensen I.V.: Electrochemical Desalination of Historic Portuguese Tiles, Azulejos, in laboratory scale, Volltext
Pavlík Z., Pavlíková M., Fiala L., Benešová H. and Černý R.: Investigation of the coupled moisture and salt transport in sandstone depending on the type of ions
Paz-García J.M., Johannesson B., Ottosen L.M., Ribeiro A.B. and Rodriguez-Maroto J.M.: Influence of the Chemical Interactions on the Removal Rate of Different Salts in Electrokinetic Desalination Processes
Rörig-Dalgaard I. and Bøllingtoft P.: Electrochemical desalination of the ionic mixture measured in the vault of Rørby Church– Laboratory scale, Volltext
Siedel H. and Hoferick F.: Sandstone sculptures affected by river flood: how to deal with desalination?
Smith M. and Foulke R.: Nanoparticles for stabilization of salts in St. Nicholas Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Volltext
Stefanidou M., Mantziaris K.: Durability of hydrophobic lime mortars to salt decay
Török Á., Galambos É., Józsa Zs., Kriston L., Bóna I., Csányi E., Szemerey-Kiss B. and Méreyné-Bán B.: Salt efflorescence and subflorescence in Baroque frescos and the role of bat droppings in the decay wall paintings, Volltext
Zornoza-Indart A., López-Arce P., Gómez-Villalba L.S., Alvarez de Buergo M., Fort R., Vivar G., Morigi M.P. and Bettuzzi M.: Salt weathering in desalinated and non-desalinated ceramic amphorae from underwater marine environments
Poster presentations[edit]
Adamson C., Smith B.J., McCabe S. and Warke, P.A. The inventorying of building stone performance-in-use to assess susceptibility to decay
Ahmad S. and Viles H.: Algal greening and salt weathering of sandstone facades
Badosa S., Beck K., Brunetaud X. and Al-Mukhtar M.: The role of gypsum in the phenomenon of spalling of stones, Volltext
Bré J.M. and Begonha A.: Salt weathering on the Chapel of Senhor da Pedra in Miramar, Portugal
Červinka J., Kolinkeová B., Rovnaníková P. and Bayer K.:Lime mortars modified towards higher resistance to the influence of water-soluble salts – New possibilities for the restoration of architectural monuments, Volltext
Denecker M., Menéndez B. Esteban L. Hebert R. and Ann Bourges: Modification of the physical properties of rocks due to salt crystallization, Volltext
Fujimaki T., Oguchi C. T., Osawa Y., Thomachot-Schneider C., Gommeaux M., Eyssautier S. and Fronteau G.: Salt weathering susceptibility of natural limestone and reconstituted stone used in the Orval Abbey, Belgium, Volltext
Galanos A., Doganis I. and Maravelaki P.: Durable cast stone mortars resistant to a marine environment
Gommeaux M., Thomachot-Schneider C., Eyssautier S., Fronteau G., Oguchi C.T., Fujimaki T., Osawa Y. and Maîtrejean P.: Reconstituted stone for the building of the Orval Abbey, Belgium: comparison to natural stones, investigation of the making process and incidence on salt weathering
Grossi, C.M., Brimblecombe P., Benavente D. and Lankester P.: Evolution of salt damage at the Tower of London and Brodsworth Hall
Guimarães A.S., Delgado J.M.P.Q. and de Freitas V.P: Salts Attack in Building by Rising Damp
Heo M., Choi Y.S., Lee J.H., Won J.O., Kim J.J., Kim S.D. and Kang Y.S.: A novel dye to measure penetration depth of silicate consolidants through weathered granite stones
Hilbert G. and Pummer E.: A Salt-Storing, Joint Mortar System Developed for Azerbaijanian Limestone
Papanikolaou E., Spathis P., Melfos V., Christaras B. and Pavlidou E.: Characterization and Properties of the Building Materials for the Determination of Weathering of Sanctuaries in the Archaeological Site of Dion, Greece
Park S.J., Won J., Kim J.J. and Kim S.D.:Effect of alkyl triethoxysilane addition on GPTMS/TEOS based stone consolidants
Schwarz H.J. and Weyer A.: SalzWiki – A Specialized Wiki with Repository on “Salt Decay”- Knowledge Transfer and a Virtual Research Environment, Volltext, Poster
Šulić V. and Mudronja D.: Desalinization of Romanesque church on Adriatic coast situated near salt pan
Szemerey-Kiss B. and Török Á.: Salt durability tests of repair mortars used in the restoration of porous limestones, Volltext
Won J., Yoon I.N. and Kang Y.S.: Hydrogenated bisphenol A epoxy adhesives containing nanomaterials for stone conservation
Yu S. and Oguchi C. T.: Sodium sulfate damage of four Japanese building stones subjected to cyclic total immersion and continuous partial immersion tests