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N. Meddour et alii, Fracture and Structural Integrity, 74 (2025) 227-261; DOI: 10.3221/IGF-ESIS.74.16

Multidisciplinary characterisation, weathering patterns, and durability assessment of stone blocks for the conservation of Tamentfoust fort (ex. Rusguniae) in Algiers Nesrine Meddour, Boualem Djebri Ecole Polytechnique d’Architecture et d’Urbanisme-Laboratoire Ville Architecture et Patrimoine –LVAP-EPAU-Algeria n.meddour@epau-alger.edu.dz, https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2708-0680 djebrib@gmail.com, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4819-8875 Luisa Rovero

Dipartimento di Architettura , University of Florence 50121, Italy luisa.rovero@unifi.it, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9484-855X

Citation: Meddour, N., Djebri, B., Rovero, L., Multidisciplinary characterisation, weathering patterns, and durability assessment of stone blocks for the conservation of Tamentfoust fort (ex. Rusguniae) in Algiers, Fracture and Structural Integrity, 74 (2025) 227-261.

Received: 15.07.2025 Accepted: 28.08.2025 Published: 04.09.2025 Issue: 10.2025

Copyright: © 2025 This is an open access article under the terms of the CC-BY 4.0, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

K EYWORDS : Stone building heritage, Conservation, chemical, Physical and mechanical characterisation, Durability and weathering mapping.

I NTRODUCTION

he heritage represents the memory of the history and development of a country and should be preserved for new generations. The documentation and conservation of cultural heritage hold critical significance within scholarly and applied contexts. For stonework restoration projects, a rigorous understanding of construction materials and their intrinsic properties serves as an essential prerequisite for formulating effective intervention protocols [1]. Systematic evaluation of a monument’s current state, particularly through analysis of the composition and conservation status of its T

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