Showing papers in "Journal of Cultural Heritage in 2017"

TL;DR: This paper aims at drawing attention to the actual technologies in use for solid printing (digital fabrication) used for the realization of material copies, therefore tangible, of three-dimensional digital virtual models.

TL;DR: In this paper, VR devices are employed to provide not only a simple visualization but also an immersive experience for digitally reconstructed heritage scenarios, which can be used to interact and navigate in a complex 3D or 4D (temporal) archaeological scene as well as to have access to digital media contents of several MB of size.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors consider three UNESCO World Heritage case study sites in Asian developing countries and examine the impact of tourists on these sites' cultural heritage sustainability and local culture and integrity.

TL;DR: An ontology-based model to support the representation and management of information and knowledge during investigation activities for the conservation of architectural heritage is presented, offering a high level of accuracy in its capacity for description and a broad versatility within representation modelling.

TL;DR: SAR-based approaches for the reconnaissance of archaeological signs and SAR interferometry for the monitoring of cultural heritage sites are discussed and ways and means to reduce complexity of data processing and interpretation tools are explored.

TL;DR: This research demonstrates how is possible to represent a huge amount of specialized information models with appropriate LOD and Grade in BIM environment and then guarantee a complete interoperability with IFC/RDF format.

TL;DR: In this article, a critical review of preventive conservation in museum buildings is presented, which summarizes theories and approaches spanning from fifty years (1965-2016) in Europe, Canada, and US.

TL;DR: In this paper, hyperspectral imaging combined with signal processing and classification techniques are proposed as a tool to enhance the process for identification of art forgeries using bespoke paintings designed for this work, a spectral library of selected pigments was established and the viability of training and the application of classification techniques based on this data was demonstrated.

TL;DR: In this article, a monitoring-based approach was discussed to evaluate the health condition of a heritage structure in Portugal, and an extensive experimental campaign, including geometric survey, visual inspections, damage diagnosis, monitoring and control, was carried out to support and evaluate the actions undertaken to re-establish the structural strength.

TL;DR: This paper presents a methodology, based on user studies, for the comparative evaluation of different design alternatives related to the user interaction with VM systems, and demonstrates that this methodology can be effectively adopted in the development of VM systems to optimize its outcomes in terms of usability and potential for entertainment and education.

TL;DR: A correlation pipeline for the integration of the semantic, spatial and morphological dimension of a built heritage is developed and successfully tested on the Saint Maurice church of Caromb in the south of France, integrating into a unique spatial representation information about material and alteration phenomena.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors highlight the relationship between the architectural survey, performed using 3D laser scanner methodology, and the structural analysis based on the finite element method (FEM), and propose a nonlinear response history analysis, in which consistent ground motions were adopted to reproduce seismic loads.

TL;DR: This paper presents software named Agata that allows specialists to interact in real time with high resolution polygonal models, and to annotate different raster and vectorial information directly onto them that might be useful for current or future research.

TL;DR: In this paper, an overview of the most common techniques traditionally used around the world, based on literature review, is presented, in order to contribute for the awareness and strength of the local seismic culture in Portugal.

TL;DR: A state of the art on the evaluation experiments of museums’ websites by focusing on the methods used and tries to categorize the experiments found in the literature with respect to the method used.

TL;DR: In this paper, the influence of organic addition in the lime matrix on its mechanical and physical properties has been investigated, which revealed that the addition of organics in lime matrix enhances the mechanical properties of the mortar significantly as it improves the binding strength between two consecutive lime particle in the mortar.

TL;DR: The paper describes the process of designing and testing an information system (IS) based on three-dimensional (3D) data, aimed to support the restoration of Neptune's Fountain in Bologna.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors draw from the general literature on energy efficiency and historic buildings to explain the importance and potential of user-driven energy efficiency in historic buildings, and propose a framework to improve the efficiency of historic buildings.

TL;DR: A complex, multi-criteria approach is proposed that incorporates the importance of the protection of cultural heritage, as well as other benefits associated with the concept of sustainable development, for the selection of a new form of use for the Great Armoury historical building, located in Gdansk, Poland.

TL;DR: In this article, a fast, low cost and safe methodology from 3D-laser scanner is provided for the assessment of the state of conservation and risk of historical buildings represents a current and more and more important challenge.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyzed the exposure of world heritage properties to four main geological hazards (tsunamis, landslides, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions) and the risk awareness of their managers.

TL;DR: In this paper, a fuzzy inference system is applied to establish a ranking in terms of functional service life for the built heritage, thus allowing prioritizing the maintenance and preventive conservation actions in homogeneous groups of buildings, and optimizing the costs involved in maintenance operations.

TL;DR: A simple yet rigorously controlled method for 3D modeling small artifacts ca.

TL;DR: A review of existing standards and guidelines illustrates the need for a tool to consistently record the assessment process and the final decision taken, which will serve to constitute the knowledge base for the development of the next generation of more integrated and heritage specific guidelines.

TL;DR: In this article, the influence of methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMOS) treatment on the dimensional stability of waterlogged elm wood excavated from the Lednica Lake in the Wielkopolska Region was determined.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on a region in southern Italy, where soil consumption is known to represent a concern and present a case study presenting a precise quantitative assessment of the intensity of such phenomenon for the region of interest; the case study concerns the Municipality of Altamura (Apulia region, Italy).

TL;DR: In this paper, a theoretical framework for storytelling approach applied to Cultural Heritage is presented, and a classification of storytelling elements (arena, characters) inspired on similar ones shaped in the domain of semantics for literature, in order to create a working tool suitable for virtual museums and historical dissemination in a broad sense.

TL;DR: In this article, a landslide susceptibility maps using frequency ratio (FR) model with the help of GIS to be used in cultural heritage (CH) mitigation and assessment for a catchment from northeastern Romania.

TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper identified the importance of culture in maintaining agricultural landscapes through analyzing the employment of farmers and taking Hani rice terraces in Southwest China as a case.

TL;DR: The UFLK method was able to extract characteristics of art without any prior information about the nature of the features or the stylistic designation of the paintings, and may provide art researchers with the latest computational techniques for the documentation, interpretation, and forensics of art.