RST 518E - Laboratory Training for A&C

Course Objectives

To provide an introduction to the characterization of traditional building materials and an understanding of the deterioration process of the materials supported by lab work experience for architectural conservators
Scientific, professional, and intellectual context, querying, analyzing and interpreting the capacity to give

Course Description

The aim of this course is to provide an introduction to the characterization of traditional building materials and an understanding of the deterioration process of the materials. The curriculum consists of both lectures and lab work. The experiments carried out during the course include sampling of architectural surfaces ,determination of the physical and mechanical properties of porous building materials, movements of salts, salt crystallization cycles, qualitative analysis of water soluble salts, characterization of traditional mortars and plasters, mix designs of repair mortars, cleaning of building stones and the consolidation of deteriorated stone.