Fracture and Failure of Natural Building Stones

Applications in the Restoration of Ancient Monuments
1. Auflage. Softcover version of original hardcover Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-90-481-7276-4
Verlag: Springer Netherlands

Buch, Englisch, 592 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 914 g

The fracture and failure of natural building stones has been for many years the concern of the engineering community and particularly the c- munity of scientists working for the restoration and conservation of stone monuments. The need to protect the authentic stone and the requirement for reversibility of the interventions rendered the in-depth knowledge of the mechanical behaviour of both the authentic material and its substitutes - dispensable. This book contains 36 papers presented at the Symposium on “Fracture and Failure of Natural Building Stones” which was organized in the frame of the “16th European Conference on Fracture (ECF16)”. The Conference took place in Alexandroupolis, Hellas on July 3-7, 2006. To my best kn- ledge this is the first time that a special Symposium of a European C- ference on Fracture is devoted exclusively to the study of the fracture and failure of building stones. The book consists of invited papers written by leading experts in the field. It contains original contributions concerning the latest developments in the fracture and failure of the natural building stones and their application in the restoration of ancient monuments. It covers a wide range of subjects - cluding purely mechanical aspects, physico-chemical approaches, appli- tions and case studies. The papers are arranged in two parts with a total of nine chapters. Part I is devoted to purely mechanical and structural aspects and applications, while Part II is devoted to the physico-chemical and environmental aspects including thermal effects.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kourkoulis, Stavros K.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architekturtheorie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Geschichte der Architektur, Baugeschichte
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Baukonstruktion, Baufachmaterialien
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Gebäudemanagement, Gebäudeschäden

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Mechanical and Structural Aspects.- Fracture.- Fracture.- Fracture.- Mechanical Behaviour and Properties.- Mechanical Behaviour and Properties.- Mechanical Behaviour and Properties.- Mechanical Behaviour and Properties.- Masonry.- Masonry.- Masonry.- Masonry.- Conservation Approaches, Applications, Case Studies.- Conservation Approaches, Applications, Case Studies.- Conservation Approaches, Applications, Case Studies.- Conservation Approaches, Applications, Case Studies.- Conservation Approaches, Applications, Case Studies.- Conservation Approaches, Applications, Case Studies.- Physico-Chemical and Environmental Aspects.- Weathering.- Weathering.- Weathering.- Weathering.- Freeze-Thaw.- Freeze-Thaw.- Freeze-Thaw.- Thermal Stresses.- Thermal Stresses.- Thermal Stresses.- Petrography, Fabric and Properties.- Petrography, Fabric and Properties.- Petrography, Fabric and Properties.- Petrography, Fabric and Properties.- Surface Treatment.- Surface Treatment.- Surface Treatment.- Surface Treatment.- Surface Treatment.