IMPACT OF CONFLICT - CONFLICT DAMAGE

Part of the project will be specifically directed to the recording of the conflict damage, to determine surface and subsurface structural strength loss associated with ballistic and small missile impacts.

Documenting these damages is essential in order to proceed with the restoration and to form a clear understanding of the different possible interventions and their long-term ramifications.

This will also offer the opportunity to evaluate the structural stability of the monuments which will be investigates. I doing this we will create detailed 3D models of the monuments, sampling and analyse the stones and map the likely subsurface damage based on stone type, condition, calibre of impact and angle of impact, and associated likely deterioration curves. This data will be plotted into the GIS and analysed.