Researcher

Tim De Kock

Research Expertise (University of Antwerp):Expertise in stone-built heritage, in particular multi-scale assessment of material characterization, degradation processes and conservation in the context of cultural heritage and changing environments (including climate change).

Keywords (University of Antwerp):STONE CONSERVATION, MATERIALS CHARACTERISATION, HERITAGE, Other technical sciences
Keywords (Ghent University):built heritage, stone conservation, microscopy of mineral materials, building stones, micro-CT, rock weathering

Disciplines (University of Antwerp):Geoarchaeology, Petrology, Geology not elsewhere classified, Geomorphology and landscape evolution, Built heritage and renovation, Destructive and non-destructive testing of materials
Disciplines (Ghent University):Geology not elsewhere classified, Physical geography and environmental geoscience not elsewhere classified, Destructive and non-destructive testing of materials, Petrology, Built heritage and renovation, Geoarchaeology

Research techniques (University of Antwerp):Expertise in multi-scale destructive and non-destructive lab-based and on-site techniques for (stone-based) material characterization. This includes microscopical and techniques and porosimetry (optical microscopy, SEM-EDX, XCT, MIP, ...), petrophysical techniques related to water absorption and retention (e.g. Karsten tube, contact sponge), mechanical properties (ultrasound velocity, dilatation, drilling resistance measurement, ...), chemical analysis (XRF, TGA-DSC, IC, XRD, ...) and durability testing.

Users of research expertise (University of Antwerp):Architects, restoration contractors, archaeologists, historians, conservators, heritage specialists, geologists, material scientists