Le Sismographe « de Quervain-Piccard » de l’Observatoire de Neuchâtel (The Seismograph de Quervain-­‐Piccard at Neuchâtel Observatory)

Creator: Romain Jeanneret, Tobias Schenkel, Christian Degrigny, Damien Tournache, Guillaume Rapp, Olivia Mooser, Manon Raïs, Audrey Liardon, & Anaïs Vecten Date: 2015 Introduction (French): En 1858, l’Observatoire de Neuchâtel voit le jour avec la mission de déterminer, conserver et transmettre l’heure exactepour dynamiser l’industrie horlogère helvétique.Cette heure était destinée aux gares, industries locales et écoles … Read more

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Conservation work on Hamburg’s last tram

Creator: Gesa Witt & Ulrich Stahn Date: 2015 Introduction: Hamburg had one of the oldest and most extensive German tram networks. The first electrically-powered line was opened as early as 1894. In 1958, the Senate of the Hansestadt Hamburg decided to close down the entire network; the last route was converted to a bus service … Read more

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Corrosion protection for complex large equipment

Creator: David Thickett Date: 2015 Introduction: Dover Castle on the south east coast of England has the longest recorded history of any in Britain. Three brick-lined casemate tunnels were excavated under the famous White Cliffs to house troops during the Napoleonic Wars. These tunnels housed Rear Admiral Ramsey’s headquarters for the evacuation from Dunkirk during … Read more

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Historical trains invaded by fluffy stuff. Mould issues in six historical train interiors: treatment and follow-up

Creator: Kaat Sneiders & Marjolijn Debulpaep Date: 2015 Introduction: After their extraordinary history,six magnificent train wagons lie in a workshop declared unusable by the fire department.The owner decides to hermetically seal the wagons against light and – capital mistake – heating as well. This awakens incubated populations and they infest every nook and cranny of … Read more

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Remediation of concrete structures: Technical solutions meeting monument preservation demands (La remise en état d’ouvrages en béton armé –Les règles techniques à la rencontre des exigences des monuments historiques)

Creator: Martin Sauder Date: 2015 Introduction (English): Historic Monuments, made of reinforced concrete, make completely new requirements on the methods of repair and remediation. In particular the large scale measures of surface preparation, e. g. sand blasting and high pressure water jets, complete surface coatings with mortars etc., cause severe changes in the special characteristics … Read more

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Recent conservation work in the hammer forge at Næs Ironworks Museum. Authentic fabric vs. function

Creator: Stan Reed Date: 2015 Introduction: The Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage has initiated a conservation programme to rehabilitate fifteen prioritised industrial heritage sites to a level where they can be preserved through routine maintenance. Næs Ironworks is the best preserved of the old Norwegian ironworks and is one of the prioritised sites. Næs has … Read more

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