Mud Conservation Ceramic Excavation

The construction industry might be a good option to utilise red mud if it is possible to mix the residue easily into polymers cement or ceramics.

Mud conservation ceramic excavation. As mining is an energy intensive endeavor the benefits would be. This note provides guidelines on the care of ceramic and glass objects in museum collections. The previously stockpiled red mud can be. Mud bricks consist of clay water and binding material such as rice husks or straw.

Not only would it mitigate the risks associated with storing red mud but it would also reduce the construction industry s dependence on mined raw materials. Divided into eight major headings 1 introduction to marine conservation 2 synthetic resins and adhesives 3 ceramics 4 glass 5 bone and ivory 6 wood 7 leather and 8 metals. Red mud in construction materials. Introduction mud has been the most essential building materials since the dawn of the man.

In particular as further discussed the incorporation in clay ceramic products for building construction would be the most effective alternative for the reuse of huge amounts of generated red mud. Typically this activity of conservation restoration is undertaken by a conservator restorer especially when dealing with an object of cultural heritage ceramics are created from a production of coatings of inorganic. Road construction utilising red mud has been considered as one of the most suitable applications over the years in different countries mukiza et al 2019. However for many objects encrusted together with metal artifacts especially fragile objects and ceramics small pneumatic tools are.

Ceramic objects are as varied as the cultures that produced them in terms of their construction composition style and use. The actual moment of excavation is crucial on two counts. For both excavation aims and conservation needs to be satisfied the two must be reconciled in the field at the moment of excavation. Techniques which may only be appropriate for the conservation of artifacts from terrestrial sites will not be discussed.

The reuse of red mud in construction materials would be a multi faceted advantage. Many of the problems encountered with ceramics and glass can be avoided through proper handling and storage. First for the fullest possible observations by the excavator as to the context of the find and its associated. The advantages of mud brick include its low cost and great thermal behavior.

Approximately 58 of all buildings in india are of mud brick. Submitted by radhika verma 2. Investigations on plain 100 sintered red mud ceramics have been conducted since 1980 s. Mud is a building material which has already being tested and tried for thousands of years.

Although mud brick is considered one of the oldest construction materials engineers and builders do not have enough information about its mechanical. The conservation phase is time consuming and expensive often costing more than the original excavation.