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020			_a9781032090238
040			_cIIT Kanpur
041			_aeng
082			_a690.24094 _bR58h
100			_aRoca, Pere
245			_aHistoric construction and conservation _bmaterials, systems and damage _cPere Roca, Paulo B. Lourenco and Angelo Gaetani
260			_bRoutledge _c2020 _aNew York
300			_axlii, 324p
520			_aConservation 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.
650			_aStructural engineering
650			_aBuilding materials
650			_aHistoric buildings -- Conservation and restoration
700			_aLourenco, Paulo B.
700			_aGaetani, Angelo
942			_cBK
999			_c565414 _d565414