1st Edition
Dimension Stone 2004 - New Perspectives for a Traditional Building Material Proceedings of the International Conference in Dimension Stone 2004, 14-17 June, Prague, Czech Republic
Edited By R. Přikryl
Copyright 2004
338 Pages
by
CRC Press
This volume brings together papers from the multidisciplinary Dimension Stone 2004 Conference, held in Prague. Looking at all aspects of this useful and attractive building material, experts from many fields of research offer their perspectives from geology, rock mechanics, geotechnics, the stone extractive industry, restoration work and architecture. The result is a wide-ranging and practical... Read more
Preface; Invited lectures; Protecting stones: conservation of erratic blocks in Switzerland; Implications of climate change and increased 'time-of-wetness' for the soiling and decay of sandstone structures in Belfast, Northern Ireland; Geology of dimension stone: from historical applications to potential resources; Rock Fabric and rock mechanics studies; Computers, databases and GID applied to dimension stone studies; Dimension stone decay: from rock weathering studies to diagnostic and conservation efforts; Bowing of natural stone cladding (TEAM session); Environmental aspects and technological research of dimension stone; Author Index.
Biography
R. P?ikryl, Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources, Charles University-Faculty of Science, Prague, Czech Republic.
