ROman Cements for Architectural REstoration to new hihg standards (ROCARE)
Provider: Evropská unie
Programme: Spolupráce
Implementation period: 01.09.09 - 31.08.12
Workplace:
Team member: Tišlová Renata
Description:
Based on the state of art and in full accordance with the objectives of the call, the main aim of ROCARE is to make Roman cements become a competitive and highly demanded, as well as a compatible and sustainable product for the restoration market in Europe. This requires the combination of fundamental and applied research in order to: develop the prerequisites of the industrial production of Roman cements according to the specific needs and expectations of the cultural heritage market fully understand all chemical and mineralogical processes occurring in the course of the Roman cement hydration at well controlled standard conditions involve the specific demands of end-users in order to establish the best performance of Roman cement mortars at real conditions encountered in the practice of application, for the sake of clear advices of mixing and handling of these mortars in observance of the specific conditions of a site test and demonstrate the effectiveness of the technology on sites
Based on the state of art and in full accordance with the objectives of the call, the main aim of ROCARE is to make Roman cements become a competitive and highly demanded, as well as a compatible and sustainable product for the restoration market in Europe. This requires the combination of fundamental and applied research in order to: develop the prerequisites of the industrial production of Roman cements according to the specific needs and expectations of the cultural heritage market fully understand all chemical and mineralogical processes occurring in the course of the Roman cement hydration at well controlled standard conditions involve the specific demands of end-users in order to establish the best performance of Roman cement mortars at real conditions encountered in the practice of application, for the sake of clear advices of mixing and handling of these mortars in observance of the specific conditions of a site test and demonstrate the effectiveness of the technology on sites
