Abstract

Most monuments and historical buildingsin the Maltese Islands are made of the local GlobigerinaLimestone (GL). This type of stone, however, isvery delicate and prone to degradation caused by theenvironmental conditions of the islands. Hence, forthe preservation of the Cultural Heritage monuments,it is necessary to promptly assess the health status ofthese structures and, in particular, their water content(which represents one of the major causes of degradation).Starting from these considerations, in this work, a timedomain reflectometry (TDR)-based method for estimatingwater content of GL is presented. More specifically,the proposed method relies on estimating thewater content value of the GL structure from TDRbaseddielectric permittivity measurements. To verifythe suitability of this system, experimental tests werecarried out on a GL sample. The results anticipate thestrong potential of the proposed method for practicalapplications in the Cultural Heritage diagnostics.

Autore Pugliese

• Leucci Giovanni , De Giorgi Lara

Tutti gli autori

• A. Cataldo; E. De Benedetto; G. Cannazza; S. D'Amico; L. Farrugia; G. Misfud; E. Dimech; C.V. Sammut; R. Persico; G. Leucci; L. De Giorgi

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2017

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978-92-990084-0-9

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