Weathering processes seriously affect the durability of outdoor marble monuments. In urban
environments, a very common deterioration phenomenon is the dark discoloration or …

This work aims at investigating the possibility of reusing sludge from sandstone sawing in
alkaline cements. In particular, the behaviour towards alkali activation process of Pietra …

This study examines the deterioration of geomaterials used throughout history that today
may be found lying on the ocean floor. Submerged archaeological sites including cargoes …

This paper focuses on the characterization approach to evaluate the decay state of Pietra
Serena of historic buildings in Florence (Italy). Pietra Serena is a Florentine sandstone …

Sandstones quarried in the Firenzuola district (Florence, Italy) have been investigated in
order to evaluate their outdoor durability. We have studied the relationships between …

The conservation of a primary importance historical building requires organization,
management, continuous updating, comparison, and visualization of a large amount of data …

The most frequently used material in Florentine Renaissance architecture was Pietra
Serena, a sandstone that nowadays is found in a quite satisfactory state of conservation. The …

The paper presents an overview of the principal stone materials used in the historical
architecture of Tuscany, a region of central Italy characterized by a great variety of …

During the last restoration campaign of the Baptistery of San Giovanni in Florence (Italy), the
assessment of the state of conservation of external surfaces was performed, with a multi …

Abstract “Pietraforte” is the historic name of a turbiditic sandstone extensively used in
monumental buildings of Florence from the Roman period to the early XX century. Today all …