Framework:
“THALES: Reinforcement of the interdisciplinary and/or inter-institutional research and innovation with the possibility of attracting high standard researchers from abroad through the implementation of basic and applied excellence research”
Operational Program “Education and Lifelong Learning” of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF)
Starting Date: 01-01-2012
End Date: 31-12-2015
Budget: 600,000€
TEI of Athens Project Partner Budget: 145,000.00 €
Lead Partner: Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Department of Mechanics, School of Applied mathematical and Physical Sciences
Project Coordinator: Stavros Kourkoulis, Associate Professor, NTUA
Project Partners:
- Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Department of Mechanics, School of Applied mathematical and Physical Sciences
- Technical Education Institute (T.E.I.) of Athens, Laboratory of Electric Characterization of Materials and Electronic Devices
- Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, Section of Mechanics
- Technical University of Crete, Laboratory of Rock Mechanics
Description:
The project aims to a thorough study of the applicability of some innovative sensing techniques both as strain measuring devices (to be used in laboratory tests) and also as devices detecting life-long changes of the strain fields within restored members of ancient constructions of cultural heritage (signalling the onset of undesirable events well before the macroscopically visible consequences appear at the external surface of the restored members). The techniques included in the proposal were selected after careful examination of various innovative sensing methods according to three criteria: The size of the sensing element (it should be as small as possible to avoid interventions on the authentic stone), its durability and finally its insensitivity to environ¬mental influences and chemical attacks from elements composing the material within it will be hosted.
Research group:
- Dimos Triantis, Professor, Head of the Laboratory
- Ilias Stavrakas, Ass?ciate Professor, Member LabECMED
- George Hloupis, Lecturer, Member LabECMED