Tools & Equipment

Muffle Furnace
A muffle furnace is a laboratory instrument used to heat materials to extremely high temperatures whilst isolating them from fuel and the byproducts of combustion from the heat source.

Rebound Hammer
Rebound Hammer consists of a spring controlled mass that slides on a plunger within a tubular housing.

Rebound Hammer

Vicat Apparatus
The Vicat apparatus, also known as the Vicat needle, is a device used to measure the consistency of lime mortar.

Vicat Apparatus

Humidity Chamber
Humidity chamber is used to maintain the temperature and humidity conditions.

Humidity Chamber

Carbonation Test Kit
Carbonation Test Kit is a equipment which is used to test the depth of carbonation in lime mortar.

Carbonation Test Kit

Oven
Oven is a device that is used to dry the material at speciic temperature.

Oven

Compression Testing Machine
A compression testing machine is a universal testing machine (UTM) specially configured to determine a material’s strength and deformation behavior under compressive (pressing) load.

Compression Testing Machine

Flow Table
The flow table is used to a method to determine consistency of fresh lime Mortar

Flow Table

Stereo Microscope
A stereo microscope is a type of optical microscope that allows the user to see a three-dimensional view of a specimen.

Stereo Microscope

pH Meter
pH meter, electric device used to measure hydrogen-ion activity (acidity or alkalinity) in solution.

pH Meter

Conservation Insights 2020 Lectures

INTACH Conservation Institutes organised the online ‘Conservation Insights 2020’ lecture series from June to December 2020. This publication, a compilation of selected lectures from the ‘Conservation Insights 2020’ series, represents another step towards sharing and dissemination of knowledge. The lectures cover a wide range of issues related to philosophy of conservation, preventive conservation, building conservation and the tools and techniques used in examination and conservation of different materials. The subject matter is an invaluable contribution to the field and useful to practising professionals, researchers and students in the field of heritage management.
This is an open access e-publication.

Conservation Insights 2020 Lectures