stonecore, stone, Technology, chemie, algae, GPR tomography, old monument, Algen, grout, Opuka, Alkohol, gypsum crust  
parish church, analyses, hair crack, particle size, Ancient Theater of Megalopolis, hardness test, particle size analysis Ancient Theater of Sikyon, historical buildings, Partikellasergranulometer, application, historical plaster, peeling test
stonecore, stone, Technology, chemie, algae, GPR tomography, old monument, Algen, grout, Opuka, Alkohol, gypsum crust, parish church, analyses, hair crack, particle size, Ancient Theater of Megalopolis, hardness test, particle size analysis, Ancient Theater of Sikyon, historical buildings, Partikellasergranulometer, application, historical plaster, peeling test, artificial stone, historische Putze, strengthening, Beton, hydrophobierend, penetration, biological colonization, Hydrophobierung, penetration behavior, bricks, IBZ, pitting, Calciumcarbonat, Industrial Microbiological Service Ltd, plaster, calciumhydroxide, injection, powdering, calciumsilicat, injection mass, putty, calosil, Institute of Art and Technology Vienna, Putz, carbonate, ITAM AS CR v.v.i., Putzfestigkeit, castle pernsteijn, ITAM, rectory, cathedral, Kalk,refurbishment, cathedral St. Barbara, Xanten, remover, cathedral Xanten, Kalkstein, Riss, Cathodoluminecence, Kalksuspension, Restaurierung, Ingenieurbüro Dr. Ziegenbalg GbR, Kalziumhydroxid, Restaurierungsmaterial, church Hochelten, Karbonatisierung, RESTAURO, cloister, karsten tube, restoration, collaborative project, kieselsäureester, samples, colloidal system, kolloidal, sanding, compressive strengh, kolloidales Calciumhydroxid, Sandstein, concrete, kse, sandstone, conservation, Kutna Hora, Sanierung, consolidant, Leuben castle, schadenskartierung, consolidation
 
 
artificial stone, historische Putze, strengthening, Beton, hydrophobierend, penetration
 
biological colonization, Hydrophobierung, penetration behavior, bricks, IBZ, pitting, Calciumcarbonat, Industrial Microbiological Service Ltd IATCS - Division of Conservation Sciences at the Institute of Art and Technology, University of Applied Arts Vienna, Austria
   
Together with two more divisions, IATCS emerged from the scientific unit of the former Institute of Conservation and Restoration-Technology (ICORT), which had been active in the field of scientific research on cultural heritage since the early 1980-ies. IATCS has a strong focus on mineral materials in historic sculpture and architecture.
Institute of Art and Technology, University of Applied Arts, Vienna
 
One of the main methodological emphases of the expertise lies in the use of microscopic and electron-optical methods in identifying and characterising historic materials as well as features of their deterioration and effects of conservation treatments. In this field, IATCS enjoys a high national and international reputation. This is reflected by a number of publications and reports as well as by the courses for students of conservation and restoration. Prof. Dr. Johannes Weber, Head of IATCS, is in charge of the supervision of the STONECORE-activities. His experience related to the proposed topics is based on 25 years of research and academic training in archaeometric and conservation scientific issues of stone, mortars, mural paintings and related materials of architecture, as well as of soluble salts.

Mag.art. Elisabeth Ghaffari, scientific collaborator within the STONECORE-project, has a background in conservation and restoration of works of art. She received her M.A. degree in 2005 with a thesis in the field of stone conservation with a focus on material-scientific issues. Mag. Ghaffari’s input into STONECORE deals with the identification of the consolidants in the pore space of the various test materials. This includes also characterisation of those materials by petrographic means as well as phase analysis of the consolidants at different ages. She will in addition perform the treatments of test materials and objects.
 
Former project activities
 
IATCS, under the former name of ICORT, has participated in several international research projects:
 
plaster, calciumhydroxide, injection, powdering, calciumsilicat, injection mass, putty, calosil, Institute of Art and Technology Vienna, Putz, carbonateResearch project of the Central-European University „The Rescue of Baroque Rock Art by M. Braun at Kuks, CZ“
ITAM AS CR v.v.i., Putzfestigkeit, castle pernsteijn, ITAM, rectory, cathedral, Kalk,refurbishment, cathedral St. Barbara, Xanten, remover, cathedral Xanten, Kalkstein, Riss, Cathodoluminecence, KalksuspensionEUREKA EU 496 EUROCARE-EUROMARBLE
Restaurierung, Ingenieurbüro Dr. Ziegenbalg GbR, Kalziumhydroxid, Restaurierungsmaterial, church Hochelten, Karbonatisierung, RESTAURO, cloister, karsten tube, restorationEUREKA EU 1382 EUROCARE-EUROPLASTER
collaborative project, kieselsäureester, samples, colloidal system, kolloidal, sanding, compressive strengh, kolloidales Calciumhydroxid, SandsteinEU-Raphael 97/F/2 "Rendered Facades around 1900 in Europe"
concrete, kse, sandstone, conservation, Kutna Hora, Sanierung, consolidant, Leuben castle, schadenskartierung, consolidation, lichen, Schimmel, Ziegenbalg, limeEU-Raphael-Project "Conservative Maintenance of the Sgraffiti"
Schimmelbekämpfung, crust formation, limestone, Schimmelentfernung, cultural heritage, Lösungsmittel, Schimmelpilz, Dahlen castle, mapping, trial testing, damageEU-4th FW-Projekt PL950605 ENVIART: "Baroque Artificial Marble - Environmental Impact, Degradation and Protection"
marble, SEM, Delft University of Technology, marble sculpture, seventh framework programm, Denkmalpflege, microbiological growth, silicic acid ester, DenkmalschutzEU-5th FW Project EVK4-CT-2002-00084 ROCEM: “Roman Cement to Restore Built Heritage Effectively"
microscopy, render, drilling resistance, mildew, St. John Cathedral Torun, Dr. Ziegenbalg GbR, monument, Stein, eu, Moos EU-7th FW Project ROCARE: “Roman Cements for Architectural Restoration to New High Standards” (co-ordination; project start September, 2009)
     
Fritten für Mikroskopie
Probenpräparation-Detail
REM
 
Equipment
 
IATCS is equipped with the following apparatus relevant to the project activities:
 
Steinfestigung, EU-Projekt, mortar, Steinkonservierung, european level, Mörtel, Steinsanierung, Festigung, moss, stone Light microscopy covering a range of microscopes with reflected and transmitted light facilities and polarisers at magnifications from 5 times to 1,000 times, including UV-fluorescence.
 
fracture, mould, stone consolidation, Flechten, Nanokalk, stone strengthener, framework 7, nanolime, stonecore, fresco Scanning electron microscope (SEM) with secondary electron (SE) and backscattered electron (BSE) detectors, including an energy-dispersive X-ray analysis system (EDX).
 
 
Subcontractors
 
The following institutions are yielding analytical service to IATCS as subcontractors within the project:
 
nanomaterial, Strotmann und Partner, Fresken, Nanomaterialien, stucco, frontage, nanoscience, tension strengh, fungal growth Institute for Geochemical Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Dr. Bernadett Bajnóczi, PhD) - for cathodoluminescence microscopy
 
nanosol, Tower Litomysl, Fungizidfrei, nanotechnologies, treatment, geophysics, natural stone, treatment, GEOSERVICE, Fugenmörtel Geological Survey of Austria (Dr. Ingeborg Wimmer-Frey) - for X-ray diffraction analyses
 
  Zement, Rasterelektronenmikroskopie, water repellent, Fugen, Torun, work package, Injektionsmassen, Leuben, XRD, Haarriss, Sumpfkalk, Ziegel