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Advanced and Novel Methodology for Scientific Support on Decision-Making for Stone Cleaning

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The configuration of assessment criteria, methodology compilation, and the strategic planning of cleaning interventions applied on architectural surfaces of monuments are discussed in this chapter. This is accomplished by the use of an integrated decision-making system to assess cleaning interventions on stone architectural surfaces that present the characteristic decay pattern of black crusts. The system was developed by the incorporation of a fuzzy logic model into GIS enabling strategic planning through constant response in relation to the cleaning performance in a pointed spatial entity and environmental conditions. The developed, advanced, and novel methodology for scientific support on stone cleaning was demonstrated in practice on marble surfaces of a historic building in Athens, Greece.

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  1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Athens, Greece

    E. T. Delegou, I. Ntoutsi & A. Moropoulou

  2. Department of Process Analysis and Systems Design, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Athens, Greece

    C. T. Kiranoudis

  3. Department of Geography and Regional Planning, School of Rural and Surveying Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    J. Sayas

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Delegou, E.T., Ntoutsi, I., Kiranoudis, C.T., Sayas, J., Moropoulou, A. (2018). Advanced and Novel Methodology for Scientific Support on Decision-Making for Stone Cleaning. In: Hosseini, M., Karapanagiotis, I. (eds) Advanced Materials for the Conservation of Stone. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72260-3_14

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