News
29 Jul 2013 - The officially entry of Filipa Vidigal in the DRYMASS team was requested to the FCT
12 Jul 2013 - Vânia Brito finished her NMR training at TU/e, The Netherlands
08 Jul 2013 - Joana Azevedo defended her Master dissertation entitled “Absorção por capilaridade de soluções aquosas salinas em materiais porosos (Capillary absorption of aqueous salt solutions in porous materials)”.
04 Jul 2013 - Joana Azevedo officially joined the DRYMASS team
03 Jun 2013 - Vânia Brito started her NMR training at TU/e, The Netherlands
24 Apr 2013 - The fifth project meeting took place.
17 Apr 2013 - Task 6 started (study of the fundamentals of NMR).
01 Apr 2013 - The selected grant holder (Jessica Musacchi, Conservation Scientist) started her work at LNEC. Vânia Brito, the other selected grant holder, continued her work.
01 Feb 2013 - Closing date for applications for two research grants within the scope of the project.
21 Jan 2013 - Call opening for applications for two research grants within the scope of the project.
15 Oct 2012 - Reformulation of the project was approved by FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia). The project was extended for one more year.
4-7 Sep 2012 - International Workshop CRYSPOM III took place in Tróia, Portugal.
22 Jun 2012 - The fourth project meeting took place.
22 May 2012 - A set of water vapour permeability tests of CA specimens containing sodium chloride crystals was completed.
18 May 2012 - A set of water vapour permeability tests of B specimens containing sodium chloride crystals was completed.
15 May 2012 - Abstract submission for the international workshop CRYSPOM III ended.
30 Apr 2012 - Task 5 started.
13 Apr 2012 - A set of water vapour permeability tests of CA and CC specimens containing sodium nitrate crystals was completed.
03 Apr 2012 - A set of drying tests of CC specimens contaminated with sodium sulphate solutions was completed.
03 Apr 2012 - A set of drying tests of B specimens contaminated with sodium chloride solutions was completed.
12 Mar 2012 - A set of water vapour permeability tests of CC specimens containing sodium chloride crystals was completed.
06 Mar 2012 - A set of drying tests of CA specimens contaminated with sodium chloride solutions was completed.
21 Feb 2012 - A set of drying tests of CA specimens contaminated with sodium nitrate solutions was completed
07 Feb 2012 - A set of drying tests of CC specimens contaminated with sodium nitrate solutions was completed.
12 Dec 2011 - The international workshop CRYSPOM III was officially announced.
06 Dec 2011 - A set of drying tests of CC specimens contaminated with sodium chloride solutions was completed.
22 Nov 2011 - A set of drying tests of B specimens contaminated with sodium sulphate solutions was finished.
22 Nov 2011 - A set of capillary absorption tests with sodium chloride, sodium sulphate and sodium nitrate solutions in B specimens was completed (Task 4).
22 Nov 2011 - A set of capillary absorption tests with sodium nitrate solutions in CA specimens was accomplished (Task 4).
16 Nov 2011 - A set of capillary absorption tests with sodium nitrate solutions in CC specimens was accomplished (Task 4).
15 Nov 2011 - The website of the workshop CRYSPOM III was launched.
15 Nov 2011 - A set of drying tests of CA specimens contaminated with sodium sulphate solutions was finished.
14 Nov 2011 - A set of capillary absorption tests with sodium sulphate solutions in CC specimens was completed (Task 4).
28 Sep 2011 - A set of capillary absorption tests with sodium chloride solutions in CC specimens was realized (Task 4).
16 Aug 2011 - A set of capillary absorption tests with sodium sulfate solutions in CA specimens was accomplished (Task 4).
21 Jul 2011 - The third project meeting took place.
06 Jun 2011 - An incomplete drying test at 37% RH and 20ºC was realized (only the first stage drying rate was achieved).
02 Jun 2011 - An incomplete drying test at 70% RH and 20ºC was realized (only the first stage drying rate was achieved).
30 May 2011 - A set of capillary absorption tests with sodium chloride solutions in CA specimens was accomplished (Task 4).
27 May 2011- An incomplete drying test at 58% RH and 20ºC was realized (only the first stage drying rate was achieved).
17 May 2011- An incomplete drying test at 14% RH and 20ºC was realized (only the first stage drying rate was achieved).
26 Apr 2011 - Task 4 started.
21 Apr 2011 - A new set of capillary absorption tests in order to roughly determine the capillary penetration coefficient was completed.
12 Apr 2011 - A set of drying tests at 81% of RH and 20ºC was accomplished.
25 Mar 2011 - Two materials that will be used in Task 4 were selected based on Task 3.
09 Feb 2011 - The second project meeting took place (involving only the national elements of the project).
03 Feb 2011 - The surface roughnesses measurements of Malta stone and red brick were finished.
20 Jan 2011 - A new method using the NaCl salt to determine the water vapour pressure above saturated materials was tested.
12 Jan 2011 - A set of water vapour permeability tests was accomplished.
11 Jan 2011 - Measurements of water vapour pressure above water saturated materials started with the new equipment (Rotronic).
30 Dec 2010 - A set of capillary absorption tests was completed.
15 Dec 2010 - A new testing protocol for the 3D surface measurements had to be defined according supplier indications because an error was detected (backlash effect). All measurements had to be repeated.
08 Nov 2010 - A set of drying tests at 50% of RH and 20ºC was accomplished.
01 Oct 2010 - A set of drying tests at 26% of RH and 20ºC was accomplished.
20 Sep 2010 - A testing protocol for the 3D surface measurements was established.
23 Aug 2010 - The 3D surface profiling system (Taylor Hobson) was received and installed. Team attended a training session.
19 Jul 2010 - The materials that will be used in Task 3 were selected based on a set of preliminary tests (porosity accessible to water, pore-size distribution, saturation coefficient and hygroscopic moisture content).
20 May 2010 – The precision air conditioning unit (Uniflair) was received and installed in a lab room at LNEC where most of the work of the DRYMASS project will be carried out.
04 May 2010 - The equipment for vapour pressure measurement with temperature control (Rotronic) was delivered at LNEC.
16 Apr 2010 - Kick-off meeting took place.
29 Mar 2010 - The selected grant holder (Vânia Brito, Civil Engineer) started her work at LNEC.
01 Feb 2010 - The project started.