A geologist with expertise in petrographic analysis of natural stone, concrete and historic mortars, using optical and electron microscopy. Currently working on all of these, on the physical properties of replacement mortars for conservation and developing interdisciplinary collaborations concerned with heritage science, materials and climate change.
Research interests:
Construction materials performance and analysis- cement, concrete, stone, mortar especially in historic buildings.
Provenance recognition in historic construction materials.
Interdisciplinarity in cultural heritage, climate change impacts on buildings and sites.
Current Research Student supervision:
Marta Zurakowska: Current mechanisms and future patterns of stone decay in cleaned sandstone and granite buildings
Dorn Carran: Understanding traditional masonry mortars to improve the compatibility of mortar repair
Torsten Howind: Micro-mechanical properties of innovative cement-based materials students
Present: Reader, University of Western Scotland
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Middendorf, B., Hughes J.J., Callebaut, K., Baronio, G. and Papyianni, I., “Investigative methods for the characterisation of historic mortars- Part 1: Mineralogical characteristion,” Materials and Structures, 38, 2005, 761-769.
Middendorf, B., Hughes J.J., Callebaut, K., Baronio, G. and Papyianni, I., “Investigative methods for the characterisation of historic mortars- Part 2: Chemical characteristion,” Materials and Structures, 38, 2005, 771-780.
Zhu W., Hughes, J.J., Bicanic, N & Pearce C.J., “Nanoindentation mapping of mechanical properties of cement paste and natural rocks”, Materials Characterization, 58, (2007), 1189–1198
Carran D., Hughes J.J., Leslie A. and Kennedy C., “A Short History of the Use of Lime as a Building Material Beyond Europe and North America”, International Journal of Architectural Heritage, 6:2, (2011), 117-146
Hughes J.J. and members of the RILEM TC 203RHM, “The Role of Mortar in Masonry: an Introduction to Requirements for the Design of Repair Mortars”, Materials and Structures (2012) 45:1287–1294
