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Nanoparticles Applied to Stone Buildings

open access: yesInternational Journal of Architectural Heritage, 2019
Proyecto Art-Risk, BIA2015-64878-R Stone has been widely used as a construction material since ancient times, and its preservation is crucial in historical and contemporary buildings. Biodeterioration and other alterations cause damage in stone monuments which leads to the need for repeated actions.
J. Becerra   +3 more
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Performance of masonry buildings during the 20 and 27 December 2007 Bala (Ankara) earthquakes in Turkey [PDF]

open access: yesNatural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2010
This paper evaluates the performance of masonry buildings during the 20 and 27 December 2007 Bala (Ankara) earthquakes. Bala is a township located 50 km southeast from Ankara city in Turkey.
S. Adanur
doaj   +4 more sources

Bioconservation of Historic Stone Buildings—An Updated Review

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2021
Cultural heritage buildings of stone construction require careful restorative actions to maintain them as close to the original condition as possible. This includes consolidation and cleaning of the structure.
B. Ortega-Morales, C. Gaylarde
semanticscholar   +1 more source

DURABILITY OF FRESHWATER LIMESTONES TENELIJA, MILJEVINA AND MULJIKA - BUILT-IN FACTORS AS CAUSES OF CHANGES IN THE STONE

open access: yese-Zbornik. Elektronički Zbornik Radova Građevinskog Fakulteta, 2023
This paper presents the freshwater limestones, from tenelija and (Mostar) miljevina, which are intercalated in the Mukoša deposit near Mostar, and their "stone cousins," Posušje miljevina and Tomislavgrad muljika.
Krešimir Šaravanja, Frano Oreč
doaj   +1 more source

The relevance of cut-stone to strategies for low-carbon buildings

open access: yesBuildings and Cities, 2023
A systemic and configurable model for evaluating the global warming potential (GWP) of cut-stone building materials on the French market is developed and then used to benchmark performances against available low-carbon alternatives (cross-laminated ...
Timothée de Toldi, Tristan Pestre
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Typological study of Oya stone buildings and townscapes: A case study of Nishine District, Tokujirou Town, Utsunomiya City

open access: yesJapan Architectural Review, 2021
The Japanese style of architecture has traditionally been centered on wood; however, stone from the surrounding regions has also been used as a construction material in some instances.
Akio Yasumori
doaj   +1 more source

GIANT STONE BUILDINGS (III) - CYCLOPEAN AND OTHER BUILDINGS OF MORE DEVELOPED ARCHITECTURE

open access: yese-Zbornik. Elektronički Zbornik Radova Građevinskog Fakulteta, 2023
Megalithic architecture is related to a series of ancient stone monuments of giant dimensions, which were constructed using almost untreated individual stones or stones grouped into certain structures, but also to numerous buildings of more recent ...
Krešimir Šaravanja   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterization and assessment of stone deterioration on Heritage Buildings

open access: yesCase Studies in Construction Materials, 2021
The spread of Deccan volcanic provenance (DVP) is over more than 2.5 million km3 in the Indian subcontinent and basalt is the predominantly stone available here. The basalt used in the Panhala fort is categorized under the main group as DVP and sub-group
Supriya M. Patil, A. Kasthurba, M. Patil
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Model Proposal on Results of Physical and Mechanical Properties of Trakia Region Küfeki Stone Used at Early Period Ottoman Buildings

open access: yesJournal of Architectural Sciences and Applications, 2021
Küfeki, is a building material because of its porous structure, which has low vapor permeability resistance and heat conductivity. The aim of this article is analyses for the features of küfeki stone with physical experiments used frequently in ...
Gökhan Umaroğulları, Semiha Kartal
doaj   +1 more source

Influence of Environment on Microbial Colonization of Historic Stone Buildings with Emphasis on Cyanobacteria

open access: yesThe Heritage, 2020
Microbial cells that produce biofilms, or patinas, on historic buildings are affected by climatic changes, mainly temperature, rainfall and air pollution, all of which will alter over future decades.
C. Gaylarde
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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