Historic construction and conservation : materials, systems and damage
By: Roca, Pere.
Contributor(s): Lourenco, Paulo B | Gaetani, Angelo.
Publisher: New York Routledge 2020Description: xlii, 324p.ISBN: 9781032090238.Subject(s): Structural engineering | Building materials | Historic buildings -- Conservation and restorationDDC classification: 690.24094 | R58h Summary: Conservation in the built environment raises fundamental questions which have been debated for centuries - what is worth preserving, how is it possible, why is it important? This book takes a modern approach to the meaning of a heritage structure and its conservation. The historical evolution of conservation is briefly addressed, considering prominent individuals and cases; along with the history of construction, focusing on materials and related structural elements, with insight on the sizing rules adopted by masons. This explains structural decisions made during the construction process and allows comparison of scientific theories from the 18th century to modern understanding of limit analysis. Damage and collapse mechanisms for masonry construction, as the most widespread structural form for historical buildings, is described. Excess permanent loading and settlement is differentiated from environmental and anthropogenic actions such as earthquake or incorrect intervention. The team of authors brings together unique expertise, with high level research and leading practice with archetypical cases from around the world. The book addresses the history of conservation by exploring materials and structures and the history of construction and damage, so it is of value to students and professionals in civil engineering and architecture, as well as archaeologists and art historians.| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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PK Kelkar Library, IIT Kanpur | General Stacks | 690.24094 R58h (Browse shelf) | Checked out to Rajat Avasthi (S1810327200) | 05/07/2024 | A185661 |
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| 690.21 St87s Structural dynamics | 690.22 M978c Contractor health and safety compliance for small to medium-sized construction companies | 690.24 M339e EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE | 690.24094 R58h Historic construction and conservation | 690.383 T171s Structural analysis and design of tall buildings | 690.72 R675r Annual report 1965 | 690.8 P94m MATERIALS AND METHODS IN ARCHITECTURE |
Conservation in the built environment raises fundamental questions which have been debated for centuries - what is worth preserving, how is it possible, why is it important?
This book takes a modern approach to the meaning of a heritage structure and its conservation. The historical evolution of conservation is briefly addressed, considering prominent individuals and cases; along with the history of construction, focusing on materials and related structural elements, with insight on the sizing rules adopted by masons. This explains structural decisions made during the construction process and allows comparison of scientific theories from the 18th century to modern understanding of limit analysis. Damage and collapse mechanisms for masonry construction, as the most widespread structural form for historical buildings, is described. Excess permanent loading and settlement is differentiated from environmental and anthropogenic actions such as earthquake or incorrect intervention.
The team of authors brings together unique expertise, with high level research and leading practice with archetypical cases from around the world. The book addresses the history of conservation by exploring materials and structures and the history of construction and damage, so it is of value to students and professionals in civil engineering and architecture, as well as archaeologists and art historians.
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