Corrosion and conservation of building materials of monuments; the Acropolis case

Skoulikidis, Th; Vassiliou, P

dc.contributor.author	Skoulikidis, Th	en
dc.contributor.author	Vassiliou, P	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:14:29Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:14:29Z
dc.date.issued	1999	en
dc.identifier.issn	0048-7538	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/13097
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dc.subject.classification	Electrochemistry	en
dc.subject.classification	Metallurgy & Metallurgical Engineering	en
dc.subject.classification	Materials Science, Coatings & Films	en
dc.subject.other	Building materials	en
dc.subject.other	Consolidation	en
dc.subject.other	Corrosion protection	en
dc.subject.other	Gypsum	en
dc.subject.other	Nondestructive examination	en
dc.subject.other	Structural analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Surface cleaning	en
dc.subject.other	Surfaces	en
dc.subject.other	Titanium	en
dc.subject.other	Ameliorated lime	en
dc.subject.other	Artificial patinas	en
dc.subject.other	Gypsum films	en
dc.subject.other	Monuments	en
dc.subject.other	Sulphation	en
dc.subject.other	Steel corrosion	en
dc.title	Corrosion and conservation of building materials of monuments; the Acropolis case	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1999	en
heal.abstract	This article reviews all original research by the authors and their co-workers from 1964 to 1998, and the application of their results in monuments, especially in the Acropolis monuments. The corrosion and the replacement by titanium of the corroded steel clamps, junctions and skeleton (for the first time in monuments) are presented, as well as the observation for the first time that on the surface of gypsum films, formed on the surface of statues and sculptured ornaments, details of the reliefs are preserved. A new method is described for their consolidation by conversion of gypsum back into CaCO3. Also shown are: new non-destructive method of identifying gypsum and of measuring gypsum thickness; a new mixture of ameliorated lime for the consolidation of porous stones and monument surfaces; a new cleaning method; revealing the mechanism of sulphation of monument marbles and stones by a galvanic cell model; a new protective system using n-semiconductors; and a new method of preparation of artificial patinas.	en
heal.publisher	Freund Publ House, Tel Aviv, Israel	en
heal.journalName	Corrosion Reviews	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000083374000001	en
dc.identifier.volume	17	en
dc.identifier.issue	5	en
dc.identifier.spage	295	en
dc.identifier.epage	332	en