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This book is a plea for a sympathetic approach to the conservation
and repair of traditional stone buildings. These beautiful
buildings are in danger of disappearing from the landscape because
they are not yet properly understood. Here is a book about saving
them by applying traditional techniques in a sympathetic manner,
using materials and methods that are in harmony with their nature.
Patrick McAfee, a stone-mason, conservation consultant and author
of the bestselling Irish Stone Walls, shows how traditional stone
buildings were originally constructed; he outlines the traditional
techniques, tells how the stone was worked and details the proper
methods of repair and maintenance. As well as dealing with stone,
the book also covers lime mortars and other traditional finishes.
Includes a survey of stone buildings world-wide. Much of the
information is practical, hands-on, and intended for the
enthusiastic householder as well as the more experienced builder,
with step-by-step instructions from an acknowledged expert.
Self-Compacting Concrete: Materials, Properties and Applications
presents the latest research on various aspects of self-compacting
concrete, including test methods, rheology, strength and durability
properties, SCC properties at elevated temperature, SC
manufacturing with the use of SCMs, recycled aggregates and
industrial by-products. Written by an international group of
contributors who are closely associated with the development of
self-compacting concrete, the book explores the main differences
between SCC and normal concrete in terms of raw materials, fresh
properties and hardened properties. Other topics discussed include
the structure and practical applications of fiber reinforced SCC.
Researchers and experienced engineers will find this reference to
be a systematic source to SCC with its accounting of the latest
breakthroughs in the field and discussions of SCC constructability,
structural integrity, improved flows into complex forms, and
superior strength and durability.
Building Environment looks at the interaction between building
materials and systems and their surroundings, and how this may lead
to deterioration. It presents ways of assessing remedial
treatments, and includes discussions on occupant health, and
sustainable retrofitting.
Farm and Rural Building Conversions provides a detailed record of
types of rural buildings and advice for conversion , including
retention of period features where appropriate. Sympathetic
conversion that ensures this record of rural life is not lost
forever.
Stone considers the wide variety of historical uses, from simple
masonry walling through to elaborate carving and decoration. The
book considers why stone decays or fails and how to assess and
understand the causes, before concentrating on the practical
methods of treatment, repair and maintenance.
Glass and Glazing looks at the conservation of one of the most
important building materials, and its use in windows, roofing and
walling. It considers the technological evolution of glass and
glazing systems, the processes causing deterioration, and the
practical application and long-term implications of common
conservation materials and methods, as well as of alterations to
improve performance.
Quantifying exergy losses in the energy supply system of buildings
reveals the potential for energy improvement, which cannot be
discovered using conventional energy analysis. Thermoeconomics
combines economic and thermodynamic analysis by applying the
concept of cost (an economic concept) to exergy, as exergy is a
thermodynamic property fit for this purpose, in that it combines
the quantity of energy with its quality factor. Exergy Analysis and
Thermoeconomics of Buildings applies exergy analysis methods and
thermoeconomics to the built environment. The mechanisms of heat
transfer throughout the envelope of buildings are analyzed from an
exergy perspective and then to the building thermal installations,
analyzing the different components, such as condensing boilers,
absorption refrigerators, microcogeneration plants, etc., including
solar installations and finally the thermal facilities as a whole.
A detailed analysis of the cost formation process is presented,
which has its physical roots firmly planted in the second law of
thermodynamics. The basic principles and the rules of cost
allocation, in energy units (exergy cost), in monetary units
(exergoeconomic cost), and in CO2 emissions (exergoenvironmental
cost), based on the so-called Exergy Cost Theory are presented and
applied to thermal installations of buildings. Clear and rigorous
in its exposition, Exergy Analysis and Thermoeconomics of Buildings
discusses exergy analysis and thermoeconomics and the role they
could play in the analysis and design of building components,
either the envelope or the thermal facilities, as well as the
diagnosis of thermal installations. This book moves progressively
from introducing the basic concepts to applying them. Exergy
Analysis and Thermoeconomics of Buildings provides examples of
specific cases throughout this book. These cases include real data,
so that the results obtained are useful to interpret the
inefficiencies and losses that truly occur in actual installations;
hence, the assessment of their effects encourages the manner to
improve efficiency.
Notions of authenticity lie at the heart of many questions about
heritage and identity in the built environment. These questions are
most pertinent when buildings have been destroyed in disaster or
war, and the built fabric is being reconstructed to reinstate
traditional or historic appearances in place of what was lost.
Authentic Reconstruction examines this idea of reconstruction,
using it as a prompt to examine a range of deeper issues on
heritage and the built environment. From post-WWII reconstruction
programmes through to the rebuilding of historic cultural
landscapes lost in natural disasters, this collection of essays by
heritage specialists provides a wide range of case-studies and
discussions. Each presents responses to crises and lessons learned,
in order to extrapolate general guidelines for future actions by
politicians, architects and planners in reconstructing buildings.
The book also looks beyond disaster and war, noting how
authenticity bears on political intentions and image building,
exploring how reconstruction is used to tell a political or
historical story, so conditioning the ways in which the built
environment is perceived and appreciated by its users. This is not
just about the buildings as bricks and mortar, but about
perceptions of identity and the social and historical values which
buildings and spaces embody for a richly diverse population. This
book will be valuable to all who are concerned with heritage as
practitioners or consumers, particularly those concerned with
reconstruction and the creation of authentic places and
experiences: architects, architectural historians, town planners,
preservationists, conservationists, and those involved in heritage
management and material culture.
This book provides the reader with a review of the most relevant
research on the structural characterization and seismic
retrofitting of adobe construction. It offers a complete review of
the latest research developments, and hence the relevance of the
field. The book starts with an introductory discussion on adobe
construction and its use throughout the world over time,
highlighting characteristics and performance of adobe masonry
structures as well as different contributions for cultural heritage
conservation (Chapter 1). Then, the seismic behaviour of adobe
masonry buildings is addressed, including examples of real
performance during recent earthquakes (Chapter 2). In the following
chapters, key research investigations on seismic response
assessment and retrofitting of adobe constructions are reviewed.
The review deals with the following issues: mechanical
characterization of adobe bricks and adobe masonry (Chapters 3 and
4); quasi-static and shaking table testing of adobe masonry walls
and structures (Chapters 5 and 6); non-destructive and
minor-destructive testing for characterization of adobe
constructions (Chapter 7); seismic strengthening techniques for
adobe constructions (Chapter 8); and numerical modelling of adobe
structures (Chapter 9). The book ends with Chapter 10, where some
general conclusions are drawn and research needs are identified.
Each chapter is co-authored by a group of experts from different
countries to comprehensively address all issues of adobe
constructions from a worldwide perspective. The information covered
in this book is fundamental to support civil engineers and
architects in the rehabilitation and strengthening of existing
adobe constructions and also in the design of new adobe buildings.
This information is also of interest to researchers, by providing a
summary of existing research and suggesting possible directions for
future research efforts.
Situated on the shore of the Lake Zurich, Le Corbusier's exhibition
pavilion is his last realised design. Based on his Modulor
proportional system and at the scale of a single-family home, it
demonstrates the potential of prefabricated elements to form a
perfect space for art and design. Commissioned in 1960 by Heidi
Weber, Zurich-based gallery owner and patron of Le Corbusier the
visual artist, this structure in steel and glass represents pivotal
aspects of his architectural philosophy and also points to the
future. Architects Silvio Schmed and Arthur Ruegg have carefully
restored the Pavillon Le Corbusier to its original state, including
the reconstruction of missing pieces of furniture and luminaires.
This book documents their research and the restored building,
featuring previously unpublished historic photographs and documents
alongside newly commissioned images by Georg Aerni.
The book presents the work of the RILEM Technical Committee
249-ISC. Addressing the effective application of new
recommendations for non-destructive in situ strength assessment of
concrete, it provides information about the different steps of the
investigation and processing of test results, until the delivery of
strength estimates, and includes tables giving the minimum required
number of cores in a variety of situations as well as several
examples of how the recommendations can be used in practice. The
book explores a topic which is of major importance, i.e. the
assessment of concrete compressive strength in existing structures.
This property (both mean and standard deviation) is a key input in
many cases, such as the reinforcement of structures, the safety
checking, the extension of service life. As the new RILEM
recommendations imply a deep revision (and improvement) of field
practice, the book is intended for managers of structures,
structural engineers and specialists of NDT that have to answer
these issues. More widely, it will benefit engineers and students
who are interested in NDT and in the safety analysis of structures.
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