Materials, Technologies and Practice in Historic Heritage Structures

Acabou de ser publicado o seguinte livro:

Maria Bostenaru Dan, Richard Prikryl, Ákos Török (ed.), Materials, Technologies and Practice in Historic Heritage Structures, Berlin, Springer, 2010.

Índice:

• Maria Bostenaru Dan, Introduction, p. 1

• Eduardo Sebastián, Giuseppe Cultrone, Technology of Rammed-Earth Constructions ("Tapial") in Andalusia (Spain): Their Restoration and Conservation, p. 11

• Francisco M. Fernandes, Paulo B. Lourenço, Fernando Castro, Ancient Clay Bricks: Manufacture and Properties, p. 29

• Paola Condoleo, The My Son Temples in Vietnam: Construction Techniques and Structural Issues, p. 49

• Lorenzo Lazzarini, Silvana Luppino, Carmelo G. Malacrino, The White and Coloured Marbles of the Roman Theatre of Copia (Cosenza, Italy), p. 71

• Mariola Marszalek, Andrzej Skowronski, Black "Marble": The Characteristic Material in the Baroque Architecture of Cracow (Poland), p. 93

• Stephen McCabe, Bernie J. Smith, Understanding the Long-Term Survival of Sandstone in Medieval Ecclesiastical Structures: Northern Ireland and Western Scotland, p. 107

• Heiner Siedel, The City of Dresden in the Mirror of its Building Stones: Utilization of Natural Stone at Façades in the Course of Time, p. 137

• Aneta Štastná, Richard Prikryl, Determination of Source Areas of Natural Stones: A Methodology Approach Applied to Impure Crystalline Limestones, p. 157

• Ákos Török, In Situ Methods of Testing Stone Monuments and the Application of Nondestructive Physical Properties Testing in Masonry Diagnosis, p. 177

• Ana Luque, Giuseppe Cultrone, Eduardo Sebastián, The Use of Lime Mortars in Restoration Work on Architectural Heritage, p. 197

• Carlo Giavarini, The Basilica of Maxentius and Its Construction Materials, p. 209

• Ana Luísa Velosa, Rosário Veiga, João Coroado, Victor M. Ferreira, Fernando Rocha, Characterization of Ancient Pozzolanic Mortars from Roman Times to the 19th Century: Compatibility Issues of New Mortars with Substrates and Ancient Mortars, p. 235

• Roman Kozlowski, David Hughes, Johannes Weber, Roman Cements: Key Materials of the Built Heritage of the 19th Century, p. 259

• Danuta Nawrocka, Tomasz Goslar, Anna Pazdur, Historic Mortars and Plasters as a Material for Age Determination, p. 279

• Mauro Mezzina, Fabrizio Palmisano, Giuseppina Uva, Reinforced Concrete Constructions at the Beginning of the 20th Century: Historical Review and Structural Assessment, p. 293

• Miha Tomaževic, Heritage Masonry Buildings and Reduction of Seismic Risk: The Case of Slovenia, p. 327

• Luis Miguel Suárez del Río, Vicente Gómez Ruiz de Argandoña, Lope Calleja, Angel Rodríguez Rey, Carlota María Grossi-Sampedro, Modesto Montoto, Acoustic Emission Monitoring of the Cathedral of Palma de Mallorca (Spain), p. 351