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Preservation of natural stone and rock weathering proceedings of the International Workshop on Preservation of Natural Stone and Rock Weathering, Madrid, Spain, 14th July 2007 /
editors, Pedro Sola, Jose Estaire, Claudio Olalla.
- London : Taylor & Francis, 2007.
- ix, 217 p. : ill. + 1 CD-ROM
Includes bibliographical references.
Session 1, keynote lecture: Bulk and surface properties in stone conservation -- Technical papers: Influence of measuring conditions on roughness parameters of ornamental rocks -- Natural and artificial micro-cracking in limestone : a model of response to freezing-thawing -- Digital image processing techniques as a tool for evaluating and mapping patinas on granite monuments -- Water-rock interaction and its effect on the weathering of Yungang grottoes -- Latvian dolomite : stone in art and architecture -- Weathering and consolidation of grottoes along the Silk Road of China -- Bowing of marble slabs : an integrated measurement system to monitor and predict the fa�cade weathering -- Monitoring of water absorption in sedimentary rocks by X-ray computer tomography -- Characteristics and morphology of weathering crusts on porous limestone, the role of climate and air pollution -- Some aspects of degradability of argillaceous rocks -- Analysis of weathering and internal texture on the engineering properties of granites -- Analysis of weathering and internal texture on the engineering properties of granites -- Session 2, keynote lecture: Interventions in foundations, applicable techniques and pathology -- Technical papers: Characterisation and conservation of vesicular basalt materials of bronze age Nuraghi (Sardinia) -- Volcanic rocks (middle and early Miocene) in Sardinian bronze age constructions : the ignimbrites of Su Monte temple in Sorradile -- Application of different techniques for the construction of basement levels in singular buildings -- Reinforcement of the Puente de Toledo and Puente de Segovia bridges during the works on the M-30 motorway, Madrid -- The crossing of the Canal Imperial de Arag�n with the Ronda de la Hispanidad in Zaragoza -- Reinforcement of the foundations of the west wing of the Barcelona Clinic Hospital -- The restoration of San Pedro cliff at the Alhambra, an example of the preservation of historic sites -- Mechanical analysis of weakness planes and durability of cladding stone used in monuments and singular buildings -- Rock mechanics tests in the church of the Serra do Pilar monastery -- Excavation of a building located in the historical old town of Valladolid -- Geological patterns in the collapse of certain rock sanctuaries of Spain -- Consolidation treatment for the Roman Bridge in Cordoba -- Stabilization and consolidation of Mogao Grottoes in China.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9780415450188 9780415889339 (e-book : pdf)
Rock mechanics--Congresses.
624.1532 / I612
Includes bibliographical references.
Session 1, keynote lecture: Bulk and surface properties in stone conservation -- Technical papers: Influence of measuring conditions on roughness parameters of ornamental rocks -- Natural and artificial micro-cracking in limestone : a model of response to freezing-thawing -- Digital image processing techniques as a tool for evaluating and mapping patinas on granite monuments -- Water-rock interaction and its effect on the weathering of Yungang grottoes -- Latvian dolomite : stone in art and architecture -- Weathering and consolidation of grottoes along the Silk Road of China -- Bowing of marble slabs : an integrated measurement system to monitor and predict the fa�cade weathering -- Monitoring of water absorption in sedimentary rocks by X-ray computer tomography -- Characteristics and morphology of weathering crusts on porous limestone, the role of climate and air pollution -- Some aspects of degradability of argillaceous rocks -- Analysis of weathering and internal texture on the engineering properties of granites -- Analysis of weathering and internal texture on the engineering properties of granites -- Session 2, keynote lecture: Interventions in foundations, applicable techniques and pathology -- Technical papers: Characterisation and conservation of vesicular basalt materials of bronze age Nuraghi (Sardinia) -- Volcanic rocks (middle and early Miocene) in Sardinian bronze age constructions : the ignimbrites of Su Monte temple in Sorradile -- Application of different techniques for the construction of basement levels in singular buildings -- Reinforcement of the Puente de Toledo and Puente de Segovia bridges during the works on the M-30 motorway, Madrid -- The crossing of the Canal Imperial de Arag�n with the Ronda de la Hispanidad in Zaragoza -- Reinforcement of the foundations of the west wing of the Barcelona Clinic Hospital -- The restoration of San Pedro cliff at the Alhambra, an example of the preservation of historic sites -- Mechanical analysis of weakness planes and durability of cladding stone used in monuments and singular buildings -- Rock mechanics tests in the church of the Serra do Pilar monastery -- Excavation of a building located in the historical old town of Valladolid -- Geological patterns in the collapse of certain rock sanctuaries of Spain -- Consolidation treatment for the Roman Bridge in Cordoba -- Stabilization and consolidation of Mogao Grottoes in China.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9780415450188 9780415889339 (e-book : pdf)
Rock mechanics--Congresses.
624.1532 / I612