Building stone and related weathering in the architecture of the ancient city of Naples |
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| Authors: | Maurizio de&#x; Gennaro Domenico Calcaterra Piergiulio Cappelletti Alessio Langella Vincenzo Morra |
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| Institution: | a Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università Federico II, Via Mezzocannone 8, Naples, Italy;b Dipartimento d'Ingegneria Geotecnica, Università Federico II, Piazzale V. Tecchio 80, Naples, Italy;c Facoltà di Scienze, Università del Sannio, via Port'Arsa, 11, Benevento, Italy |
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| Abstract: | The survey of materials constituting the buildings of the ancient city centre of Naples and of their decay typologies was carried out. Reports were entered in a database which enabled us to draw two thematic maps in a digital format: one of materials and lithotypes, and one showing weathering. On this basis, quantitative evaluations of the lithotypes were carried out. The research pointed out that the use of different lithotypes was mainly as a result of their availability and/or ease of exploitation. Furthermore, the importance of the preservation of the quarrying sites was stressed, both for their historical and cultural interest and, above all, for possible forthcoming provisioning finalized to restorations. The analysis of the results, made on a geo-mineralogical basis, as well as the thematic maps, gives a basic tool which will be very useful to those professionals involved in preservation of cultural heritage. |
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| Keywords: | building stone cultural heritage Naples Italy thematic maps weathering |
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