43259
Accession Number
404
Title Of Journal Book
The weathering of natural building stones
Collation
x, 149 p., 34 p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Reference Bibliography
Bibliography: p. 129-139
Publisher
Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Building Research Establishment
Publisher City
London; Garston, Watford
Language Of Text
English
Literature Type
Monograph
Literature Level
Monographic
Abstract
A reissue of a pioneering work on the weathering of building stone. It deals with weathering due to: natural defects or faulty craftsmanship; Atmospheric pollution; chemical phenomena such as acid gases; Physical phenomena such as temperature and frost; Soluble salts and fluorescence; And living organisms. Final chapters describe remedial measures and the development of test methods.
Keywords
Building, stone; Air pollution, stone; Building material, stone; Building, stone conservation restoration; Stone, biodeterioration; Stone, classification; Stone, cleaning; Stone, conservation; Stone, deterioration; Stone, deterioration chemical; Stone, deterioration mechanical; Stone, limestone; Stone, sandstone; Stone, test; Stone, protection coating; Stone, deterioration diagnosis; Stone, deterioration salt crystallization; Masonry, deterioration salt crystallization -- ICCROM
pub_id
43259