Development and assessment of protective winter covers for marble statuaries of the Schlossbrücke, Berlin (Germany)
Rieffel, York
Pirskawetz, Stephan
Alpermann, Holger
Joksch, Ute
Gengnagel, Christoph
Weise, Frank
Plagge, Rudolph
Zhao, Jianhua
Siegesmund, Siegfried
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-010-0765-2
Persistent URL: http://resolver.sub.uni-goettingen.de/purl?gldocs-11858/6821
Abstract
The present study documents the results of an inter-disciplinary model project that was planned with the aim of developing an innovative winter covering system for marble statuaries located on the Schlossbrücke (Berlin). Such a system would need to fulfil the various requirements for structural stability, aesthetics, climate and practical use. This applied research represents the first complex scientific study of the sustainability of a winter covering system. The study is characterised by the use of complex scientific instruments such as special laboratory analysis and numerical simulation tools. The interaction between the environment and the artefacts in connection with the innovative winter covering structures were studied by extensive climatic monitoring.