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Conservation of Historic Stone Buildings and Monuments (1982)
Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems (CETS)

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Front Matter (R1-R10)
Contents (R11-R14)
Report of the Committee on Conservation of Historic Stone Buildings and Monuments (1-12)
The Scientist's Role in Historic Preservation with Particular Reference to Stone Conservation (13-21)
The Principles of Conservation (22-30)
Some Illustrative Preservation Problems and Treatments in Washington, D.C. (31-48)
Geological Sources of Building Stone (49-61)
Physical Properties of Building Stone (62-86)
Deformation and Fracture of Rock (87-107)
Problems in the Deterioration of Stone (108-119)
The Mechanism of Masonry Decay Through Crystallization (120-144)
Characterization of Bricks and Their Resistance to Deterioration Mechanisms (145-162)
Analytical Methods Related to Building and Monument Preservation (163-182)
Wet and Dry Surface Deposition of Air Pollutants and Their Modeling (183-196)
Measurement of Local Climatological and Air Pollution Factors Affecting Stone Decay (197-210)
Diagnosis of Nonstructural Problems in Historic Masonry (211-232)
Diagnosis and Prognosis of Structural Integrity (233-241)
Photogrammetric Measurement and Monitoring of Historic and Prehistoric Structures (242-271)
Cleaning and Surface Repair (272-280)
Preventive Maintenance in Historic Structures (281-286)
Stone Consolidating Materials: A Status Report (287-311)
The Suitability of Polymer Composites as Protective Materials (312-321)
Exposure Site and Weatherometer Evaluations of Synthetic Polymers (322-328)
The Evaluation of Stone Preservatives (329-340)
Appendix: Proposal for a CCMS Pilot Study on the Conservation/Restoration of Monuments (341-346)
Index (347-365)

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Contents Report of the Committee on Conservation of Historic Stone Buildings and Monuments The Scientist's Role in Historic Preservation with Particular Reference to Stone Conservation Giorgio Torraca The Principles of Conservation Bernard M. Fei1den Some Illustrative Preservation Problems and Treatments in Washington, D.C. I. Wafter Roth Geological Sources of Building Stone Norman Herz Physical Properties of Building Stone Eugene C. Robertson Deformation and Fracture of Rock foseph B. Walsh Problems in the Deterioration of Stone Erhard M. WinkJer X1 22 49 62 87 1138

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The Mechanism of Masonry Decay Through Crystallization 120 Seymour Z. Lewin Characterization of Bricks and Their Resistance to Deterioration Mechanisms GiJbert C. Robinson 145 Analytical Methods Related to Building and Monument 163 Preservation Isidore Adler, Sheldon E. Sommer, Ra.pha e] Gersh on, and lacob I. Trombka Wet and Dry Surface Deposition of Air Pollutants and Their 183 Modeling Bruce B. Hicks Measurement of Local Climatological and Air Pollution 197 Factors Affecting Stone Decay Ivar Tombach Diagnosis of Nonstructural Problems in Historic Masonry 211 Buildings Baird M. Smith Diagnosis and Prognosis of Structural Integrity Neal FitzSimons and lames Compile 233 Photogrammetric Measurement and Monitoring of Historic 242 and Prehistoric Structures Thomas R. Lyons arid lames I. Ebert Cleaning and Surface Repair fohn Ashurst Preventive Maintenance in Historic Structures Norman R. Weiss Stone-Consolidating Materials: A Status Report James R. Clifton arid Geoffrey I. C. Frohns~lorff The Suitability of Polymer Composites as Protective Materials Anthony T. DiBenedetto ·e X11 272 281 287 312

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