A few notes on research and restoration works carried out at the Faculty of Restoration, University of Pardubice within the frame of the EU project STONECORE

Abstract

A Few Notes on Research and Restoration Works Carried out at the University of Pardubice within the Frame of the EU Project STONECORE. The Faculty of Restoration, University of Pardubice as one of the partners of the EU project STONECORE (the 7th framework programme) focused in the course of the project on research into the consolidation of calcareous materials by means of a nanosol of calcium hydroxide. The research was aimed mainly at the optimisation of the behaviour of nanosol-based consolidants. This was achieved through on-site application, trials to explore the possibilities and limits of consolidation, the evaluation of the strengthening effect of different agents and the selection of the optimal way to apply them on real historic monuments under real conditions. After several months of laboratory research two historic objects were chosen for final testing. A concept for consolidation as well as the whole restoration of each monument was devised on the basis of this previous examination and testing. Both historic objects were restored according to these concepts during the first half of 2011.