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Sebastiaan Godts

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75 Results

2025

Assessing salt mixture-induced degradation in masonry facades using hygrothermal simulations

Kaat JanssensSebastiaan GodtsScott Allan OrrValentina MarincioniNathan Van Den Bossche

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BUILDING PHYSICS

Challenges in experimental investigations of Paracoccus denitrificans activities in salt-bearing porous media

Jafar QajarSelen Ezgi CelikAlejandra Reyes AmezagaSebastiaan GodtsLaurenz SchröerAmir RaoofVeerle Cnudde

A2 Journal Article in ADVANCES IN GEOSCIENCES

The influence of climate change and interior insulation on salt damage in masonry facades

Kaat JanssensSebastiaan GodtsScott Allan OrrValentina MarincioniNathan Van Den Bossche

2024

Consolidating lime mortar with nanolime : the effect of the ethanol : water ratio

Eva BusschotsTim De KockTanaquil BertoKlara PeetersSebastiaan GodtsLaurent Fontaine

A1 Journal Article in STUDIES IN CONSERVATION

Impact of vertical greening on urban microclimate and historic building materials : a meta-analysis

M. De GroeveE. KaleSebastiaan GodtsScott Allan OrrTim De Kock

A1 Journal Article in BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

Modeled versus experimental salt mixture behavior under variable humidity

Sebastiaan GodtsMichael SteigerAmelie StahlbuhkScott Allan OrrJulie DesarnaudHilde De ClercqVeerle CnuddeTim De Kock

A1 Journal Article in ACS OMEGA

Phase transition of salt mixtures in porous media during drying using advanced optical microscopy, spectroscopy and X-ray tomography

Jafar QajarSebastiaan GodtsAmir RaoofVeerle Cnudde

Pore-scale investigations of interactions between microorganisms and ionic strength : implications for salt crystallization damage in porous media

Jafar QajarAlejandra Reyes AmezagaSelen Ezgi Celik Selen Ezgi CelikSebastiaan GodtsLaurenz SchröerAmir Raoof Amir RaoofVeerle Cnudde

Salts in the built environment

Sebastiaan GodtsVeerle CnuddeTim De KockHilde De ClercqJulie Desarnaud

2023

Identification of common salt mixtures and experimental verification of the calculated crystallization behavior

Sebastiaan GodtsMichael SteigerScott Allan OrrAmelie StahlbuhkJulie DesarnaudHilde De ClercqTim De KockVeerle Cnudde

Recommendation of RILEM TC 271-ASC : new accelerated test procedure for the assessment of resistance of natural stone and fired-clay brick units against salt crystallization

B. LubelliI. Rörig-DaalgardA. M. AguilarM. AškrabićK. BeckC. BläuerVeerle CnuddeA. M. D’AltriHannelore DerluynJ. Desarnaud et al.

A1 Journal Article in MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES

Salt mixtures in stone weathering

Sebastiaan GodtsScott Allan OrrMichael SteigerAmelie StahlbuhkTim De KockJulie DesarnaudHilde De ClercqVeerle Cnudde

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

The crystallization behavior of common salt mixtures found in the built environment

Sebastiaan GodtsJulie DesarnaudAmelie StahlbuhkScott Allan OrrHilde De ClercqTim De KockVeerle CnuddeMichael Steiger

2022

A data-driven approach to understanding the equilibria behaviour of salt mixtures in built cultural heritage

Scott Allan OrrSebastiaan GodtsTim De Kock

Applied research on the consolidation of porous stones in Belgium

Tanaquil BertoLaurent FontaineJulie DesarnaudSebastiaan Godts

Charge balance calculations for mixed salt systems applied to a large dataset from the built environment

Sebastiaan GodtsMichael SteigerScott Allan OrrTim De KockJulie DesarnaudHilde De ClercqVeerle Cnudde

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC DATA

Mixed salt systems in the built environment - charge balance calculations

Sebastiaan GodtsScott Allan OrrMichael SteigerTim De KockVeerle Cnudde

Modeling salt behavior with ECOS/RUNSALT : terminology, methodology, limitations, and solutions

Sebastiaan GodtsMichael SteigerScott Allan OrrAmelie StahlbuhkJulie DesarnaudHilde De ClercqVeerle CnuddeTim De Kock

A2 Journal Article in HERITAGE

The effects of cyanobacterial biofilms on water transport and retention of natural building stones

Laurenz SchröerTim De KockSebastiaan GodtsNico BoonVeerle Cnudde

A1 Journal Article in EARTH SURFACE PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS

The impact of biofouling on the water transport properties of porous building stones

Laurenz SchröerTim De KockSebastiaan GodtsNico BoonVeerle Cnudde

The influence of biofouling on water transport inside porous stones

Laurenz SchröerTim De KockSebastiaan GodtsNico BoonVeerle Cnudde

2021

A new accelerated laboratory test for the assessment of the durability of materials with respect to salt crystallization

Barbara Lubelli[ missing ] RILEM TC 271-ASC membersAsel Maria AGUILAR SANCHEZAntonio Maria D'ALTRIMarina ASKRABICKévin BECKChristine BLÄUERVeerle CnuddeTim De KockHannelore Derluyn et al.

Comparative estimation of the pore filling of single salts in natural stone

Davide GulottaSebastiaan GodtsTim De KockMichael Steiger

Cyclododecane as protection for water-sensitive polychromy during water bath desalination of lime stone sculpture: a case study of a mid-fifteenth century wall-mounted memorial from the Burgundian Netherlands

Camille De ClercqSebastiaan Godts

Experimental research on salt contamination procedures and methods for assessment of the salt distribution

Cristiana NunesAsel Maria Aguilar SanchezSebastiaan GodtsDavide GulottaIoannis IoannouBarbara LubelliBeatriz MenendezNoushine ShahidzadehZuzana SlížkováMagdalini Theodoridou

A1 Journal Article in CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS

Exploring the crystallization and dissolution behavior of NaCl

Sebastiaan GodtsMichael SteigerJulie DesarnaudScott Allan OrrVeerle CnuddeHilde De ClercqTim De Kock

Implications of using meteorological records to assess the environmental risk of salt crystallization cycles in stone

Tim De KockScott A. OrrDaphne GuilbertSebastiaan GodtsSteven CaluwaertsVeerle CnuddeJulie Desarnaud

Investigating the behavior of common salt mixtures in stone materials

Sebastiaan GodtsMichael SteigerTim De KockJulie DesarnaudScott A. OrrVeerle CnuddeHolde De Clercq

NaCl-related weathering of stone : the importance of kinetics and salt mixtures in environmental risk assessment

Sebastiaan GodtsScott Allan OrrJulie DesarnaudMichael SteigerKatrin WilhelmHilde De ClercqVeerle CnuddeTim De Kock

A1 Journal Article in HERITAGE SCIENCE

Salt problems and climate control in the case of the church of Sint-Aldegondis in Mespelare, Belgium, an ECOS/Runsalt approach

Vincent CrevalsSebastiaan GodtsJulie Desarnaud

The influence of hygroscopic humidity from salts on moisture measurements in the case of the ‘ Boskapel ’ chapel in Imde-Meise , Belgium

Vincent CrevalsSebastiaan GodtsJulie Desarnaud

Towards a new salt crystallisation test: comparison of salt contamination procedures

Cristiana NunesSebastiaan GodtsAsel M. Aguilar SanchezZuzana SlížkováBarbara Lubelli

2020

A pilot study to define the restoration for 68 sandstone sculptures of the Calvary of the St. Paul’s Church in Antwerp (Belgium)

Judy De RoySam HuysmansLaurent FontaineCamille De ClercqSebastiaan Godts

Analysis of the salt content during water bath desalination of a polychrome limestone relief

Sebastiaan GodtsCamille De Clercq

NaCl-related weathering of stone : the importance of kinetics and salt mixtures in environmental risk assessment

Sebastiaan GodtsScott Allan OrrJulie DesarnaudMichael SteigerKatrin WilhelmHilde De ClercqVeerle CnuddeTim De Kock

2019

Invloed van het klimaat en remediëring van zoutbelast metselwerk = Influence du climat et traitement des maçonneries chargées en sels

Sebastiaan Godts

Lecture / Speech

Onderzoek en preventie van vocht en zoutschade gerelateerd aan het klimaat in de crypte van de Sint-Baafskathedraal te Gent

Sebastiaan GodtsRoald Hayen

2017

Investigating salt decay of stone materials related to the environment, a case study in the St. James church in Liège, Belgium

Sebastiaan GodtsRoald HayenHilde De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in STUDIES IN CONSERVATION

Salt extraction by poulticing in the archaeological site of Coudenberg

Sebastiaan GodtsRoald HayenHilde De Clercq

2016

Electrophoresis as a tool to remove salts from stone building materials : results from lab experiments and an on-site application

Hilde De ClercqSebastiaan GodtsLaurent DebailleuxYves VanhellemontN VanwynsbergheL DerammelaereVeerle De Swaef

From historic animal barn to contemporary kitchen, limits of salts

Sebastiaan Godts

Poulticing vs electrophoresis desalination of historic masonry, The case of the mill at Hoksem

Sebastiaan GodtsHilde De ClercqRoald Hayen

Rehabilitation of farmhouses and barns : limits of salt content

Hilde De ClercqSebastiaan Godts

A1 Journal Article in APPLIED PHYSICS A-MATERIALS SCIENCE & PROCESSING

Risk assessment and mitigation through hydrothermal modeling of historic masonry

Roald HayenSebastiaan Godts

Salt extraction by poulticing unravelled?

Sebastiaan GodtsHilde De ClercqLaurent Debailleux

The Effects of Commercial Ethyl Silicate Based Consolidation Products on Limestone

Tanaquil BertoSebastiaan GodtsHilde De Clercq

2015

How to address the risk assessment of salt laden building materials of archaeological sites?

Hilde De ClercqSebastiaan Godts

Negenendertigste bijeenkomst van het UNESCO werelderfgoedcomité in Bonn

Niels DabautRudy De GraefPiet GeleynsSebastiaan GodtsBénédicte Selfslagh

Article in a magazine

Rehabilitation of farm houses and barns : limits of salt content

Hilde De ClercqSebastiaan Godts

Zoutproblematiek in historische monumenten. Implicaties voor de restauratiestrategie van muurschilderingen

Hilde De ClercqSebastiaan Godts

2014

Analysis and grouting of severely fragmented brickwork of the Aula Magna, the prestigious banqueting hall of the former palace of Coudenberg, Brussels, Belgium

Roald HayenSebastiaan GodtsHilde De Clercq

Climatic study of the underground archaeological site Coudenberg

Roald HayenHilde De ClercqSebastiaan Godts

A1 Journal Article in CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES

Common salt mixtures database : a tool to identify research needs

Sebastiaan GodtsRoald HayenHilde De Clercq

Crystallization behavior of sodium magnesium sulfate Na2Mg(SO4)2 in limestone

Sebastiaan GodtsRoel HendrickxHilde De Clercq

Grouting mortars for fragmented bricks and repair mortars for tiles in the archaeological site Coudenberg

Sebastiaan GodtsRoald HayenHilde De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES

Historic mortars from the Coudenberg archaeological site : characterization and source of raw materials

Laurent FontaineRoald HayenSebastiaan GodtsHilde De Clercq

A1 Journal Article in CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES

Impact of the indoor climate on the performance of building materials contaminated with salt mixtures

Hilde De ClercqSebastiaan GodtsRoald Hayen

A1 Journal Article in CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES

Mechanical properties of bricks of the Coudenberg archaeological site in view of a proper conservation strategy

Hilde De ClercqLaurent FontaineRoald HayenSebastiaan Godts

A1 Journal Article in CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES

Preliminary results of an investigation on the crystallization behavior of sodium magnesium sulfate Na2Mg(SO4)2 in limestone

Sebastiaan GodtsRoel HendrickxHilde De Clercq

Proefrestauratie van natuursteen en bepleistering. Casus: Abdij van Villers, Monnikenrefter

Hilde De ClercqTanaquil BertoSebastiaan Godts

Bookchapter in Handboek onderhoud renovatie restauratie

Salt extractions of brickwork: a standard procedure?

Hilde De ClercqSebastiaan Godts

2013

Impact on the environment on the performance of salt contaminated building materials of archaeological sites

Hilde De ClercqSebastiaan GodtsRoald Hayen

Vooronderzoeken ter ondersteuning van materiaal-technisch haalbare conservatie/restauratie opties

Hilde De ClercqSebastiaan GodtsRoel Hendrickx

Zoutbestrijding. Zoutextracties op metselwerk : een standaardprocedure?

Hilde De ClercqSebastiaan GodtsRoel Hendrickx

Bookchapter in Handboek onderhoud renovatie restauratie

Zouten in steenachtige materialen : invloed van het klimaat op gedrag en schade

Hilde de ClerqRoald HayenMohamed RichSebastiaan Godts

A4 Journal Article in BULLETIN DE L'INSTITUT ROYAL DE PATRIMOINE ARTISTIQUE

2012

A moisture transport-based approach to estimate the effect of desalination poultices and salt accumulating renders

Roel HendrickxHilde De ClercqSebastiaan Godts

Investigation of the degradation phenomena of the Luxembourg sandstone in the royal museum for central Africa (Belgium)

Hilde De ClercqLaurent FontaineSebastiaan GodtsRoald HayenMichiel DusarMarleen De Ceukelaire

Risk assessment and conservation strategy of a salt laden limestone mausoleum and the surrounding funeral chapel in Boussu, Belgium

Sebastiaan GodtsHilde De ClercqRoald HayenJudy De Roy

Risk assessment of salt laden archaeological sites

Hilde De ClercqSebastiaan GodtsRoald Hayen

Site Archéologique du Coudenberg-Etude de processus de détérioration des matériaux de construction

Hilde De ClercqRoald HayenSebastiaan GodtsLaurent FontaineMohamed Rich

Article in a magazine

The crystallization of salt mixtures in relation to a climate study to mitigate salt decay in Medieval Murals and Limestone Tracery

Sebastiaan GodtsHilde De ClercqRoald HayenRoel Hendrickx

2011

Climate control of underground built structures

Roald HayenHilde De ClercqSebastiaan Godts

Impact of climate change on the performance of building materials laden with salt mixtures

Hilde De ClercqSebastiaan GodtsRoald Hayen

Risk assessment of salt laden building materials of archaeological sites

Hilde De ClercqSebastiaan GodtsRoald Hayen

2009

Reassembling Sculptures with Pins by Means of Casting

Sebastiaan GodtsJulie VolantFarzad Ziari

Article in a magazine