A methodology aiming to predict the vulnerability of masonry structures under seismic action
is presented herein. Masonry structures, among which many are cultural heritage assets …

Lime has been used in construction for millennia, and its value, especially in the field of
conservation architecture, has only recently been rediscovered. Lime mortars harden …

Mortars sampled from Dutifulness Monument, where typical ancient China mortar formulas
and manufacturing processes were used, were analyzed by starch–iodine test, FTIR, DSC …

Analytical characterisation of historic mortars from the Roman city of Pollentia (Mallorca) has
been carried out by means of thermal analysis (thermogravimetry (TG) and derivative …

The aim of this research is to characterize the mortars (binder and aggregate) of nine
historical buildings, built between 1750 and 1922, in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil …

The aim of this research is to characterize the binder and aggregate fractions of sixteen
mortar samples from the bell tower of the St. Nicholas church at Pisa, using X-ray …

Mortar is an artificial material, commonly used since ancient times and widely conserved, in
many cases in good conditions, to the present day. In this study, mortars from different …

In this study lime binder used in stone and brick masonry mortars of some historic Ottoman
baths was examined to understand whether the binders were hydraulic or not. For this …

The present work is focused on the study of forty-two mortars used in the construction of both
Roman buildings, old Pisa's Cathedral and Modern structures in the Miracles Square (Italy) …

Archaeological high-tin copper-based artefacts, dated back to VIII and IV centuries BC and
recently discovered in the Italic necropolises of ancient Abruzzo (Central Italy), were …