Stone in architecture : properties, durability
Title:
Stone in architecture : properties, durability
Author:
Siegesmund, Siegfried.
ISBN:
9783642144752
Edition:
4th ed.
Publication Information:
Berlin ; Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, ©2011.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xi, 552 pages) : color illustrations
Contents:
Preface; Contents; Contributors; 1 Natural Stones in Architecture: Introduction; 2 Building Stones; 3 Physical and Mechanical Properties of Rocks; 4 Weathering and Deterioration; 5 Environment and Architectural Stone; 6 Characterisation of Stone Deterioration on Buildings; 7 Stone Conservation.
Abstract:
The weathering of historical buildings and, indeed, of monuments and sculptures of natural stone is a problem that has been encountered for hundreds of years. However, a dramatic increase in deterioration in the structure of our built heritage has been observed during the past century. To understand the complex interaction that the stone in a building suffers with its near environment (the building) and the macro environment (the local climate and atmospheric conditions) requires an interdisciplinary approach and the application of many disciplines. Climate change over the next 100 years is li.
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