DAMAGE assessment of cultural stone heritage in reservoir environments

DAMAGE project - recently funded - will address the analysis of the deterioration of stone constructions of cultural heritage located in fresh water reservoir environments, which, due to periods of drought, emerge totally or partially. In the selected case studies the construction materials and the type of deterioration will be characterized by in situ analysis with portable and non-destructive techniques (TOD) and in the laboratory, together with simulation tests or accelerated artificial aging. Likewise, the technological development of some techniques will be carried out for its adaptation to be measured in underwater conditions, the development of a predictive mathematical model and the elaboration of a protocol in which the scientific-technical methodology to be followed is indicated when the study of the conservation status, deterioration and durability of stone patrimony submitted to partial and cyclic immersion and outcrop stages is approached.