Gilded bronze conservation: assessment of protective treatments by accelerated ageing and of treatment removal procedures by laser cleaning

In the current study, we analyze the effectiveness of an organosilane compound, 3-mercapto-propyl-tri-methoxy-silane (abbreviated PropS-SH), in the corrosion protection of fire-gilded bronzes. Firstly, the coating was applied on as-gilded bronze. Subsequently, it was also applied on pre-patinated bronze, because the substrate on which protective coatings are applied in real conservation interventions are corroded artifacts (cleaning procedures never remove all the corrosion products). Aiming to obtain results that simulate the situation of real artifacts, a dropping test that simulates outdoor exposure in runoff conditions (unsheltered areas of monuments) was employed in order to prepatinate the gilded bronze samples, which are the substrate for applying the protective coating. The preparation of the samples by applying the protective coating was performed in collaboration with the Corrosion Studies Centre “Aldo Daccò” from Ferrara University. After the artificial exposure cycles the samples underwent investigations through a variety of spectroscopic methods including SEM, Raman, FIB, AAS and color measurements. In order to evaluate the possible removal of the organosilane coating, protected samples were subjected to laser cleaning tests and characterized by SEM/EDS so as to assess the changes in composition and morphology of the treated surfaces. The laser cleaning treatment was performed at the Institute of Applied Physics “Nello Carrara” (CNR Sesto Fiorentino (FI)). The morphology and chemical composition of the samples was observed before and after the operation in order to obtain information about the fluence and type of laser which are best suited to the removal of this type of coating.

Experimental Data on Fire-Resistance Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Structures with Example Calculations

This thesis selects concrete, steel and their relation as research subjects, mainly commentary and discusses the property changes of steel and concrete materials under and after high temperature.The differences and comparisons of reasearch methods and ways between different researchers and different papers,particularly for chinese researches and chinese papers,and partly for comparison between chinese papers methods and Euro-Amercian papers methods about Fire Resistance Behavior of Reinforced Concrete will be summarized and analyzed.The researches on fire-resistance behavior of reinforced concrete become more and more important all over the world. And I would find differences between Chinese researches results, between Chinese researches results and other countries researches results.

Proposta di ritraduzione dei primi capitoli di A Song of Ice and Fire e analisi della resa italiana di Sergio Altieri

Lo scopo di questa tesi è quello di presentare una proposta di ritraduzione per i primi tre capitoli del primo romanzo di A Song of Ice and Fire. La scelta di questo tema è stata dettata dalla contestata traduzione ufficiale di quest'opera alla quale sono personalmente appassionato, e dal conseguente desiderio di sfruttare le conoscenze acquisite durante i miei studi per ovviare ai problemi della resa di Sergio Altieri. Il lavoro è sviluppato in tre capitoli e un'appendice. Nel primo capitolo vengono analizzate le problematiche generali legate alla traduzione. Viene inoltre presentata una sinossi all'opera per semplificare la lettura della tesi. Nel secondo capitolo vengono esaminati i problemi principali della traduzione di Altieri. Il terzo capitolo è dedicato al confronto tra l'opera originale, la traduzione ufficiale e la proposta di ritraduzione dei primi capitoli. In appendice è presente la mia traduzione integrale dei tre capitoli del romanzo.