Damage diagnosis on stone monuments - weathering forms, damage categories and damage indices

摘要: Stone monuments represent an important part of our world s cultural heritage. The awareness increasing stone damage on coupled with the danger irretrievable loss heritage has resulted in great efforts worldwide for monument preservation. Meaningful diagnosis is required comprehensive characterization, interpretation and rating damage. In situ investigation makes contribution to monuments. mapping method presented as established non-destructive procedure studies It can be applied objectively reproducibly all types kinds consequent use weathering forms, categories indices precise registration, documentation, quantitative evaluation damages explained. provides a modern improvement scientific knowledge field deterioration it facilitates information need, urgency appropriate economic sustainable preservation measures. Furthermore, very suitable certification control measures long-term survey maintenance innovative strategy ‘weathering forms – indices’ based detailed classification scheme that been developed basis at numerous considering different environments. methodological approach systematic -based described practical applications are demonstrated by means some case studies.