Development of repair mortars for the restoration of natural stone in cultural heritage

Author(s): P. Ramge, H.-C. Kühne
Paper category: Conference
Book title: Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting III (ICCRRR)
Editor(s): M.G. Alexander, H.-D. Beushausen, F. Dehn, P. Moyo
Print ISBN: 978-0-415-89952-9
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Pages: 319- 320
Total Pages: 2
Language: English

Abstract: 
Compared with concrete repair, the repair of natural stone is generally a similar task but at the same time very different. For listed buildings and monuments, historical, cultural and aesthetical interests become the ruling parameters. Especially from the demands of total reversibility of repair measures and strict prevention of the slightest original substance loss, which are not known in concrete repair, various restrictions are derived. From an aesthetical point of view, the same appearance as the original stone is desired for the mortar, whereas from a technical point of view, a monolithic behaviour of the repaired stone with homogeneous material properties would be favoured. This creates a need for a multitude of different property combinations and the whish for an independent adjustability of technical and aesthetical properties. A research project dealing with the development and optimisation of modular stone repair mortars is currently carried out at BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing.

Online publication: 2014
Publication Type: abstract_only
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