Abstract
The lack of information about the correct ways of restoring historical masonry materials from cultural heritage structures tends to create more damage to the said structures. According to Cesare Brandi’s theory of restoration, existing historical materials must be replaced with their equivalent. This paper presents the chemical composition of historical mortars acquired from church ruins of barangay Budiao, Daraga, Albay, Philippines. The historical mortar sample was characterized using petrographic analysis, sieve analysis, atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and infrared spectroscopy (IR). Petrographic analysis shows that the mortar sample is bounded by 90% organic material particularly coral and is held together by microcrystalline calcite (micrite) matrix that comprises of 10% of the total sample mortar composition. Sieve analysis shows a well-graded particle distribution. Atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) was also utilized to determine the %Ca for each sieve fraction using HCl for acid digestion. TGA thermograph shows the non-linear drop in weight between 740°C and 850°C, which corresponds to the degradation temperature of calcium carbonate or limestone. IR analysis shows essential characteristic peaks of CaCO3 at 712 cm-1, 874 cm-1, and 1437 cm-1.
Highlights
Just about two kilometers away from the bell tower of Cagsawa Church are the ruins of the town of Budiao, another place buried by the lava flow that came from Mayon Volcano, that fateful day of February 1, 1814
Historical buildings and National Cultural treasures have an important role of telling the story of what happened in the past in a certain place or society
History taken from these old buildings can be utilized as a vital source of information in numerous disciplines of arts and sciences, historical buildings are considered to be an identity of a place or society (National Cultural Landmarks)
Summary
Just about two kilometers away from the bell tower of Cagsawa Church are the ruins of the town of Budiao, another place buried by the lava flow that came from Mayon Volcano, that fateful day of February 1, 1814. Historical buildings and National Cultural treasures have an important role of telling the story of what happened in the past in a certain place or society. History taken from these old buildings can be utilized as a vital source of information in numerous disciplines of arts and sciences, historical buildings are considered to be an identity of a place or society (National Cultural Landmarks). This study can be applied to other fields of disciplines like architecture, history, archeology, anthropology, etc
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