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Conservation of stone made buildings - diagnosis of damages and concepts for measures
Based on detailed material- and damage documentations and investigations the optimal conservation measures for stone made buildings
or monuments can be designed and executed. This procedure guarantees a skilled and cost-saving conservation of buildings and other objects constructed of dimension stone.
We offer an all-round service concerning the investigation of buildings constructed of dimension stone and give support during
their refurbishment and long-term monitoring.
Our services include:
Diagnosis of the materials used
- Registration of the rocktypes used in the subject of interest
- Mapping of the used rocks (total subject or parts of it)
- Drafting of plans which show the distribution of the used dimension stones and other building materials
Investigation of damages
- Registration of the occurring damages (type, intensity, distribution)
- Mapping of damages (total subject or parts of it)
- Drafting of damage plans
- Quantitative determination of the damages
- Evaluation of the damage state
- Informations about the damage causes and mechanisms
Sampling
- Optimal sampling by material- and damage investigation
- Mini drill cores
- Surface samples
Laboratory investigations
- Petrographic analyses and classification of rocks
- Technical data and values concerning the weathering behavior of rocks
- Influence of weathering processes on the rock properties
- Standard tests, durability tests
- Testing of the efficiency of protective agents
Origin of building stones and search of replacement stones
- Investigations in literature and in archives
- Search of quarries with similar rocktypes for replacement
- Geological field work
- Determination of the availability
Conservation measures
- Evaluation of the necessity and urgency of measures
- Recommendation of cleaning methods
- Assessment of the conservation of stones
- Recommandation of replacement stones
- Assistance during the procurement of stones
- Recommandation of protective agents
- Proposition of measures
- Long-term observation
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