1. MDDS: monument damage diagnostic system
MDDS: monument damage diagnostic system. A decision support system for architects, conservators, authorities, students, ……

2. Degradation processes
degradation processes: mechanism & essential conditions
influencing factors, like
environment (conditions)
material properties (conditions)
Diagnosis + conservation / intervention
Use MDDS

3. Why a diagnosis?
Diagnosis of damage: assessing why restoration / intervention / maintenance is necessary
Extremely important in order to guarantee a durable conservation

4. Look-alike damages: push out
push out: crypto-florescence
push out: frost action

5. Comparable crack types: different causes

6. Illustrated glossary of
damage types & definitions
is contained in MDDS

7. Foreseen users Restoration architects Authorities / Monumenten Wacht
Education (university students)
General
Support communication: damage atlas, definitions
Background information: diagnosis, conservation techniques

8. Practical way of operating
Data are introduced on:
- the building
- the wall or other element under investigation
- the materials composing the wall
- the damage found for wall or building element + per material
- the area (or location) on the wall where the damage is present
The system subdivides the data in:
- properties
descriptions
Inspector is supported in making hypotheses, reaching a diagnosis and planning interventions

11. MDDS seminar Lisbon (2005)
MDDS workshop Zeist (2005)

12. MDDS: students work on site (2005 / 2006)

13. MDDS: workshop Leuven (Feb 2007)

14. Systematic description of wall
Damage to wall
Damage to individual materials

16. Sampling for measurement
moisture and salt content

17. Visual representation
salts

18. Information from EU projects:
COMPASS

19. Information from EU projects:
Saltcontrol

20. Report

21. MDDS - Monument Damage Diagnostic System (current state)
Prototype system
Assessment of state of conservation historic buildings
Support diagnosis
Support interventions / treatments / measures
Documentation of monuments (archive)
Interactive
User is supported during investigations
User finally decides on interventions