Preliminary Analysis of the Impact of Finishing Layers on the Hygroscopic Performance of Vernacular Earthen Plasters from Santiago, Chile

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I whakaputaina i:Buildings vol. 15, no. 11 (2025), p. 1930
Kaituhi matua: Marchante Patrícia
Ētahi atu kaituhi: Rivera, Vidal Amanda, Murgia, Simone, Navarro, Ezquerra Antonia, Achenza Maddalena, Faria Paulina
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100 1 |a Marchante Patrícia  |u LABTERRA, Department of Civil, Environmental Engineering and Architecture, University of Cagliari, 09123 Cagliari, Italy; amanda.rivera@upc.edu (A.R.V.); mariam.achenza@unica.it (M.A.) 
245 1 |a Preliminary Analysis of the Impact of Finishing Layers on the Hygroscopic Performance of Vernacular Earthen Plasters from Santiago, Chile 
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520 3 |a Buildings of historic neighborhoods of Santiago de Chile are protected by a coating system composed of different layers of earth-based mortars, as part of a building culture that has been neglected and forgotten since the introduction of industrialized materials but still exists in many buildings. This study presents preliminary results from ongoing research that explores the hygroscopic capacity of this vernacular coating system and the impact of incorporating recent finishing layers into traditional construction practices. The investigation focuses on identifying materials and techniques typical of traditional Chilean coatings, highlighting their role in enhancing the durability of historic buildings, improving user comfort, and promoting environmental sustainability. It contributes to the conservation of historic buildings and their reuse, as well as to the health of its inhabitants, due to its contribution to hygrometric regulation. This article focuses on this last purpose, through the identification and characterization of the coating system and its finishing layer materials, and a comparative sorption/desorption test of four case studies with these vernacular coatings. This study began with the sample extraction in situ, followed by its observation and cataloguing. Stratigraphic and stereo microscope analysis of the finishing layers were carried out to identify them. The characterization of the finishing materials was performed using FTIR-ATR and SEM-EDX tests. The sorption/desorption test was performed with a set of original complete samples of the four case studies. Subsequently, another set was prepared with the removal of the finishing layers in order to compare their influence on the hygroscopicity of the coating systems. The results elucidate the variety of materials employed on the finishing layer of these coatings, which are often superimposed, revealing renovations and reparations over time. The influence of these finishing materials on sorption properties of the coating system (the scratch and base coats) is exposed by comparing the samples with and without them. 
651 4 |a Chile 
651 4 |a Santiago Chile 
653 |a Plasters 
653 |a Coatings 
653 |a Historic districts 
653 |a Case studies 
653 |a Buildings 
653 |a Protective coatings 
653 |a 16th century 
653 |a Sorption 
653 |a Stratigraphy 
653 |a 19th century 
653 |a Renovation 
653 |a Desorption 
653 |a Microscopy 
653 |a Impact analysis 
653 |a Finishing 
653 |a Neighborhoods 
653 |a Hygroscopic coefficient 
653 |a Hygroscopicity 
653 |a Historic buildings & sites 
653 |a Historical buildings 
700 1 |a Rivera, Vidal Amanda  |u LABTERRA, Department of Civil, Environmental Engineering and Architecture, University of Cagliari, 09123 Cagliari, Italy; amanda.rivera@upc.edu (A.R.V.); mariam.achenza@unica.it (M.A.) 
700 1 |a Murgia, Simone  |u Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, University of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy; simone.murgia@unica.it 
700 1 |a Navarro, Ezquerra Antonia  |u GICITED, Materials Lab, Barcelona School of Building Construction EPSEB, Polytechnic University of Catalonia—BarcelonaTech, 08028 Barcelona, Spain; antonia.navarro@upc.edu 
700 1 |a Achenza Maddalena  |u LABTERRA, Department of Civil, Environmental Engineering and Architecture, University of Cagliari, 09123 Cagliari, Italy; amanda.rivera@upc.edu (A.R.V.); mariam.achenza@unica.it (M.A.) 
700 1 |a Faria Paulina  |u CERIS, Department of Civil Engineering, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University of Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal; paulina.faria@fct.unl.pt 
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