Stone in architecture : properties, durability /

Stone in architecture : properties, durability /

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Bibliographic Details
Edition:	4th ed.
Imprint:	Berlin ; Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, c2011.
Description:	1 online resource (xi, 552 p.) : col. ill.
Language:	English
Subject:	Building stones. Building stones.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8897155

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Other authors / contributors:	Siegesmund, Siegfried. Snethlage, Rolf.
ISBN:	9783642144752 (electronic bk.) 3642144756 (electronic bk.) 9783642144745
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record.
Summary:	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.
Other form:	Print version: Stone in architecture. 4th ed. Berlin ; Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, c2011 9783642144745

Table of 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.