RT book part
T1 Establishing the relationship between underwater cultural heritage deterioration and marine environmental factors. A comparative analysis in Bucentaure and Fougueux sites.
A1 Fernández Montblanc, Tomás
A1 Bethencourt Núñez, Manuel
A1 Izquierdo González, Alfredo
A1 González Duarte, Manuel María
A2 Ciencia de los Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica y Química Inorgánica
K1 shipwreck
K1 environmental factor
K1 underwater cultural heritage deterioration
AB In the present work, the relationship between underwater cultural heritage (UCH) deterioration and marine environmental factors assessed in Fougueux and Bucentaure site are presented. The two war ships were sunken during the Trafalgar Battle (1805) in the Bay of Cadiz. An assessment of UCH deterioration was carried out. Firstly, an archaeometry study was conducted by in situ measurement in guns and anchors located in both studies sites. Secondly, corrosion rates in modern samples of different metallic materials (iron, iron cast, copper and brass) placed in both sites were periodically evaluated by mass loss and electrochemical tests. Physical, chemical and biological conditions were monitored in the shipwreck sites. The archaeometric results are consistent with the corrosion tests carried out in modern samples. The corrosion rates are mainly correlated with physical factors, which exert a direct impact on material degradation, and in turn control the hydro chemical and geochemical characteristics, affecting the development of biological communities.
PB Miguel Ángel Rogerio-Candelera
SN 978-1-138-02744-2
YR 2014
FD 2014-11-01T00:00:00Z
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/17507
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/17507
LA eng
NO Financiado por el Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, proyecto CTM2010-16363. Cofinanciación con fondos FEDER.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 08-nov-2026