Documentation and building mapping: | types of stones, weathering damages, extent of damage |
Measurements at buildings: | micro-climate, ultrasonics, drilling resistance, water absorption |
Sampling: | drill cores, surface samples, samples of quarries |
Sample preparation: | powder samples, sections and thin sections, formated samples, impregnation, conservation |
Laboratory tests: | mineral content, clay mineral spectrum, newly-formed minerals (salts), elements, structures, porosity, densities, pore distribution, pore surface, ultrasonic velocity, water absorption and evaporation |
Weathering simulation: | standard tests, salt crystalization test, frost-thaw cycle test, climate simulation, efficiency of protective agents |
Scientific consulting: | evaluation of material and damage, replacement stones, restoration and conservation measures, long-term observation |