TOPIC 1
Environmental assessment and monitoring (pollution, climate change,
seismic risk)
1.1
Critical levels of synergic pollutants in a context of environmental
condition (indoor/outdoor). 1.2 Preventive approach against extreme
natural events (seismic events, flooding, storms, landslides, fire), and
first aid measures. 1.3 Impact of climate change on materials and
structures and adaptation of technologies to mitigate the negative
effects. 1.4 Changes in hydrogeological conditions in the ground :
technologies for stabilising the historic structures.
TOPIC
2 Investigation of damage mechanisms to establish preventive
conservation strategies
2.1 Multidisciplinary
approach on the synergic interactions between environment and
materials. 2.2 Interactions between specific environmental factors
(temperature, humidity, ) and complex
artifacts made by different materials. 2.3 Best conservation practices
against specific attacks (physical, chemical,
biological, ..) to prevent damage on specific materials. 2.4
Damage mitigation - to include salvage, recovery, recycling and reuse of
materials.
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3 Measurement instruments of practical relevance for end-users
3.1 Portable
instruments for in situ measurements. 3.2 Non invasive instruments and
methodologies for diagnosis and monitoring. 3.3 Intelligent multi-sensor
systems for early warning (modeling, local network for monitoring
systems), including telediagnosis. 3.4 Re-engineering of instruments
and techniques to simplify and to adapt their use.
TOPIC
4 Innovation on materials and technologies for conservation and
maintenance
4.1 Development of new
and appropriate materials and technologies for the upgrading or the
construction of conservation buildings/rooms. 4.2 Development or
improvement of products for restoration and conservation with low impact
on the historical content of artifacts. 4.3 Identification and
assessment procedures to evaluate the fitness for use of new and goal
oriented products to define common guidelines and pre-standards.
TOPIC
5 Evaluation of treatments and materials used in conservation at
present and over recent decades, assessing their suitability and future
consequences
5.1 New solutions for
development, assessment and reporting of analysis protocol for the
time effects evaluation of treatments (e.g. cleaning, biocides) and
materials. 5.2 Innovative solutions for compatibility, durability and
reversibility of new materials and treatments. 5.3 Modelling and
simulation for predictive evaluation and validation of materials and
treatments. 5.4 Impact of modern finishing materials and techniques on
historic structures.
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6 Alteration and conservation of materials with special focus on
modern materials used in Contemporary Art and Architecture and also as
cultural information storage (CDs, DVDs, etc)
6.1 Development of
strategies and procedures for storage and
preservation of multi media supports and readability of the stored
content. 6.2 Innovative proposals for conservation and durability of
contemporary art materials (i. e. plastics, ceramics, new alloys,
glasses, new dyes, concrete, mortars)
TOPIC 7
Anthropic pressure evaluation and management
7.1 Development of
management systems on quality and sustainability of indoor/outdoor
cultural heritage environments. 7.2 Development, testing and validation
of mobility models to reduce environmental impacts to unmovable
cultural heritage (emission, vibration..). 7.3 Development of
scientific criteria and tools to measure and regulate tourist impact on
cultural heritage sites.
TOPIC 8
Security technologies and systems in museums, libraries, archives and
for the movement of artefacts
8.1 Development of
sensors and devices for a safe handling, movement, transport and
exhibition of artefacts and related guidelines. 8.2 Development of
integrated systems for effective prevention, detection and reaction to
risk situations at different scale (e.g. fire, theft, vandal attacks,
etc ). 8.3 Development of techniques to support the
identification of fakes or stolen artefacts with special reference to
the insurance issues 8.4. Techniques for inventory, cataloguing and
traceability of cultural heritage objects.
TOPIC
9 Tele-survey and Geographic Information System for protection and
management of tangible cultural heritage
9.1 Web mapping and Web
GIS innovative tools for the tele-monitoring and remote control of the
archaeological sites and cultural landscapes. 9.2 Development of
innovative and aesthetically acceptable devices for the tele-survey of
movable artefacts. 9.3 Development of advanced systems for the tele-survey
and remote fruition of underwater cultural heritage.
TOPIC 10
Contemporary cultural heritage in spatial contexts
10.1 Preservation of
industrial heritage: objects, buildings and landscape. 10.2.
Preservation of 20th century military heritage: objects, buildings and
ladscapes.
TOPIC 11
Prenormative studies for the guaranteed protection and management of
tangible cultural heritage
11.1 Development of
Quality Management Systems (planning, implementation, assessment,
reporting and quality improvement) addressed to the process of
conservation of cultural heritage. 11.2 Prenormative activities
goal-oriented to improve the reproducibility and repeatability of
testing results.
