Microclimate and Weathering in Cultural Heritage: Design of a Monitoring Apparatus for Field Exposure Tests
An innovative experimental method for the long-term monitoring of outdoor microclimate and material decay at cultural heritage sites was developed to aid the formulation of new damage functions and models for climate-change risk assessment. To that end, an apparatus for field exposure tests was desi...
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| author | Luigi Germinario Chiara Coletti Giampaolo Girardi Lara Maritan Nicola Praticelli Raffaele Sassi Jørgen Solstad Claudio Mazzoli |
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| description | An innovative experimental method for the long-term monitoring of outdoor microclimate and material decay at cultural heritage sites was developed to aid the formulation of new damage functions and models for climate-change risk assessment. To that end, an apparatus for field exposure tests was designed to monitor a variety of historical building materials in different environmental settings. The data series acquired, i.e., surface temperature and moisture, are compared with the corresponding meteorological datasets on a local and regional scale. The apparatus is designed for supporting also the monitoring of the physical and chemical changes caused by weathering. This novel method is expected to provide insights into the interaction between historical materials and the environment, which can be exploited for the protection and conservation of cultural heritage. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-04356acc5f294864b7475f1faa9518fb2023-11-24T15:13:27ZengMDPI AGHeritage2571-94082022-10-01543211321910.3390/heritage5040165Microclimate and Weathering in Cultural Heritage: Design of a Monitoring Apparatus for Field Exposure TestsLuigi Germinario0Chiara Coletti1Giampaolo Girardi2Lara Maritan3Nicola Praticelli4Raffaele Sassi5Jørgen Solstad6Claudio Mazzoli7Department of Geosciences, University of Padova, Via Gradenigo 6, 35131 Padova, ItalyDepartment of Geosciences, University of Padova, Via Gradenigo 6, 35131 Padova, ItalyDepartment of Geosciences, University of Padova, Via Gradenigo 6, 35131 Padova, ItalyDepartment of Geosciences, University of Padova, Via Gradenigo 6, 35131 Padova, ItalyDepartment of Geosciences, University of Padova, Via Gradenigo 6, 35131 Padova, ItalyDepartment of Geosciences, University of Padova, Via Gradenigo 6, 35131 Padova, ItalyVestfold and Telemark County Council, Svend Foynsgate 9, 3126 Tønsberg, NorwayDepartment of Geosciences, University of Padova, Via Gradenigo 6, 35131 Padova, ItalyAn innovative experimental method for the long-term monitoring of outdoor microclimate and material decay at cultural heritage sites was developed to aid the formulation of new damage functions and models for climate-change risk assessment. To that end, an apparatus for field exposure tests was designed to monitor a variety of historical building materials in different environmental settings. The data series acquired, i.e., surface temperature and moisture, are compared with the corresponding meteorological datasets on a local and regional scale. The apparatus is designed for supporting also the monitoring of the physical and chemical changes caused by weathering. This novel method is expected to provide insights into the interaction between historical materials and the environment, which can be exploited for the protection and conservation of cultural heritage.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/5/4/165building materiallong-term monitoringstone deteriorationwood decaymicroclimate sensorsurface temperature |
| spellingShingle | Luigi Germinario Chiara Coletti Giampaolo Girardi Lara Maritan Nicola Praticelli Raffaele Sassi Jørgen Solstad Claudio Mazzoli Microclimate and Weathering in Cultural Heritage: Design of a Monitoring Apparatus for Field Exposure Tests Heritage building material long-term monitoring stone deterioration wood decay microclimate sensor surface temperature |
| title | Microclimate and Weathering in Cultural Heritage: Design of a Monitoring Apparatus for Field Exposure Tests |
| title_full | Microclimate and Weathering in Cultural Heritage: Design of a Monitoring Apparatus for Field Exposure Tests |
| title_fullStr | Microclimate and Weathering in Cultural Heritage: Design of a Monitoring Apparatus for Field Exposure Tests |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microclimate and Weathering in Cultural Heritage: Design of a Monitoring Apparatus for Field Exposure Tests |
| title_short | Microclimate and Weathering in Cultural Heritage: Design of a Monitoring Apparatus for Field Exposure Tests |
| title_sort | microclimate and weathering in cultural heritage design of a monitoring apparatus for field exposure tests |
| topic | building material long-term monitoring stone deterioration wood decay microclimate sensor surface temperature |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/5/4/165 |
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