Methods and Materials for Conservation of Powder Tower of Daugavgriva's Fortress

Synthesis of Art and Science in Conservation: Trends and Achievements 2011
Silvija Igaune-Blumberga, Inta Vītiņa, Inta Timma

The chemicals analyses of original ancient mortars show that for cladding of dolomite and brick walls of Powder Tower hidraulic dolomitic lime was used. Comercial industrially made dolomitic lime with 5-10 % content of cement with binder and ratio 1:3, was chosen for restoration of ancient mortar.

Keywords
hystorical stone materials, consolidation, tetraetoxy silane, dolomitic lime

Igaune-Blumberga, S., Vītiņa, I., Timma, I. Methods and Materials for Conservation of Powder Tower of Daugavgriva's Fortress. In: Synthesis of Art and Science in Conservation: Trends and Achievements, Lithuania, Vilnius, 10-13 May, 2011. Vilnius: Lithuanian Art Museum Pranas Gudynas Restoration Centre, 2011, pp.253-256.

Publication language
English (en)