A Laboratory Manual for Architectural Conservators

Jeanne Marie Teutonico, A Laboratory Manual for Architectural Conservators, Rome, ICCROM, 1988

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Índice:

General Principles: Laboratory Science

1. Sampling 3

2. Measurement and Error: Precision, Accuracy, Statistics 7

3. Measurement: Mass (Use of the Balance) 11

4. Measurement: Length (Use of the Vernier Caliper and Micrometer) 16

5. Measurement: Volume 21

6. Measurement: Solutions 26

7. Measurement: pH 30

Porous Building Materials

8. Water Absorption by Total Immersion 35

9. Water Drop Absorption 41

10. Penetration of Water: Capillary Action 43

11. Porosity of Granular Beds 45

12. Porosity in Solids: Indirect Measurement by Water Absorption 50

13. Porosity in Solids: Hydrostatic Weighing 52

14. Movement of Salts 56

15. Salt Crystallization 57

16. Qualitative Analysis of Water-soluble Salts and

17. Semiquantititive Analysis of Water-soluble Salts 68

Earthen Building Materials

18A. Particle Size Analysis: Part I Sieving Procedure 73

18B. Particle Size Analysis: Part II Sedimentation Procedure: Hydrometer Method 83

19. Plastic Limit of Soils 96

20. Liquid Limit of Soils 102

Stone. Brick and Mortars

21. Mortar Analysis: Simple Method 113

22. Analysis of Calcium Carbonate Content in Mortars: Calcimeter Method 117

23. Mixing Mortars for Conservation 119

24. Cleaning Building Stone 123

25. Repointing of Stone and Brickwork 127

26. Investigation of the Carbonation Process in Lime Mortars by Means of Phenolphthalein 129

Architectural Surfaces: Renders. Plaster (Intonaco). Paint

27. Sampling of Architectural Surface Materials 137

28. Imbedding a Sample for Cross Section 139

29. Cutting and Polishing a Cross Section of Surface Material; Observation of the Sample 143

30. Simplified Method for Imbedding and Polishing a Cross Section of Plaster or Paint 148

Wood

31. Wood Structure 155

32. Swelling and Shrinkage of Wood 158

33. Cross Sections and Identification of Wood 161

34. Test Loading of Wood 163

35. Preparation and Application of Traditional Oil House Paint 167