Materials (Jan 2023)

New Materials and Technologies for Durability and Conservation of Building Heritage

  • Luigi Coppola,
  • Tiziano Bellezze,
  • Alberto Belli,
  • Alessandra Bianco,
  • Elisa Blasi,
  • Miriam Cappello,
  • Domenico Caputo,
  • Mehdi Chougan,
  • Denny Coffetti,
  • Bartolomeo Coppola,
  • Valeria Corinaldesi,
  • Alberto D’Amore,
  • Valeria Daniele,
  • Luciano Di Maio,
  • Luca Di Palma,
  • Jacopo Donnini,
  • Giuseppe Ferrara,
  • Sara Filippi,
  • Matteo Gastaldi,
  • Nicola Generosi,
  • Chiara Giosuè,
  • Loredana Incarnato,
  • Francesca Lamastra,
  • Barbara Liguori,
  • Ludovico Macera,
  • Qaisar Maqbool,
  • Maria Cristina Mascolo,
  • Letterio Mavilia,
  • Alida Mazzoli,
  • Franco Medici,
  • Alessandra Mobili,
  • Giampiero Montesperelli,
  • Giorgio Pia,
  • Elena Redaelli,
  • Maria Letizia Ruello,
  • Paola Scarfato,
  • Giuliana Taglieri,
  • Francesca Tittarelli,
  • Jean-Marc Tulliani,
  • Antonino Valenza

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16031190
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16, no. 3
p. 1190

Abstract

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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.

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