New Materials and Technologies for Durability and Conservation of Building Heritage

Abstract

The increase in concrete structures’ durability is a milestone to improve the sustainability of buildings and infrastructures. In order to ensure a prolonged service life, it is necessary to detect the deterioration of materials by means of monitoring systems aimed at evaluating not only the penetration of aggressive substances into concrete but also the corrosion of carbon-steel reinforcement. Therefore, proper data collection makes it possible to plan suitable restoration works which can be carried out with traditional or innovative techniques and materials. This work focuses on building heritage and it highlights the most recent findings for the conservation and restoration of reinforced concrete structures and masonry buildings.

Evaluation of Calcarenite Degradation by X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Analysis inside the Rupestrian Church of San Pietro Barisano (Matera, Southern Italy)

“…The state-of-the-art diagnostics and preservation of cultural heritage refers to the advancement of pioneering monitoring techniques and maintenance strategies based on the interrelation of green methodologies and new technologies respondent to the following overall requirements: monumental health and the accurate mapping of degradation; remote sensing and imaging at different scales and dimensions, digitization and data storage, and the dynamic use of technological databases; functional consolidation of monuments to prevent further deterioration and bioactivity; and enhancement from the perspective of safety and the circular cultural economy [10][11][12][13][14][15][16].…”