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The Weathering of Natural Building Stones
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 287

The Weathering of Natural Building Stones

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2016-01-20
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  • Publisher: Routledge

Provides a general account of the factors which cause decay of building stones and a summary of the best methods to reduce the incidence of decay. It discusses weathering associated with natural defects inherent in stone and examines issues of weathering caused by bad workmanship or errors in the selection of material. Decay through chemical and natural physical phenomena are discussed in detail. The final sections offer useful advice on how to prevent long term decay through appropriate repair, replacement and cleaning of stone.

Understanding Building Stones and Stone Buildings
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 364

Understanding Building Stones and Stone Buildings

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2019-04-24
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  • Publisher: CRC Press

This book covers the wide spectrum of subjects relating to obtaining and using building stones, starting with their geological origin and then describing the nature of granites, volcanics, limestones, sandstones, flint, metamorphic stones, breccias and conglomerates, with emphasis being placed on how to recognise the different stones via the many illustrated examples from Great Britain and other countries. The life of a building stone is explained from its origin in the quarry, through its exposure to the elements when used for a building, to its eventual deterioration. The structure of stone buildings is then discussed, with explanations of the mechanics of pillars, lighthouses and walls, a...

Building Stones
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 104

Building Stones

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1904
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Geology of Building Stones
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 382

Geology of Building Stones

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2016-01-08
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  • Publisher: Routledge

John Allen Howe's book, The Geology of Building Stones, written in 1910, was the first major reference work to feature information on the considerable range of building stones which were being used in the UK and which were still being quarried at that time. This important and useful publication, now reprinted by Donhead, offers very detailed information on the appearance and qualities of the various types of stone being used at that time, including granite, sandstones, limestones and other lesser known building stones, specific to certain geographical areas. It also includes a good introduction to the effects of stone decay, in particular the problems of pollution, frost and organic growth in the breakdown of stone. His chapter on testing of stone was very much ahead of its time, since nearly a century later Britain is only now starting to obtain its first standard tests for building stone, in the form of European Standards. This book will be a valuable source of reference for conservators, architects, surveyors, engineers and anyone seeking to identify stone in old or historic buildings.

Building Stones
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 262

Building Stones

Reprint of the original, first published in 1871.

British and Foreign Building Stones
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 500

British and Foreign Building Stones

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: Unknown
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  • Publisher: CUP Archive

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British and Foreign Building Stones
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 493

British and Foreign Building Stones

Originally published in 1911, this book contains a list of the specimens of stones in the collection of the Sedgwick Museum in Cambridge that are suitable for use in construction. Watson prefaces the catalogue with descriptive notes on the various types of stone, their natural location and genesis, in language that is accessible to non-geologists. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of the Sedgwick Museum or the history of science.

The Geology of Building Stones
  • Language: en

The Geology of Building Stones

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1910
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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Fracture and Failure of Natural Building Stones
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 582

Fracture and Failure of Natural Building Stones

In this volume scientists from different disciplines present their experience and their scientific work in progress. These concern the properties of a series of stones that have been used for the erection of some of the most important stone monuments of international cultural heritage and are also used today for substitution of missing parts or completion of damaged ones. It deals with the subject globally and contains unpublished research results.

The Geology of Building Stones
  • Language: en

The Geology of Building Stones

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2015
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  • Publisher: Unknown

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