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Restoration techniques for the heritage building / Kirkuk Qishla as a case study
National heritage buildings are considered as the memory of the cities and its civilization’s legacy. Such buildings are receiving more attention these days especially from architectures who are trying to restore them by using the proper techniques to ...
Sumbul Muhammed Yunus
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APPLICATION OF HERZEGOVINIAN DOLOMITE AS DIMENSION STONE [PDF]
In the first part of this paper the occurrence of dolomite in B&H karst, as well as active and potential dolomite deposits for dimension stone with different trade names ("Rujan" , "San", "Gradac") are presented, with the available results of their ...
Krešimir Šaravanja +2 more
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GIANT STONE BUILDINGS (I) - MEGALITHIC PREHISTORIC BUILDINGS - DIVISION, ORIGIN AND SPREAD [PDF]
Giant stone structures all over the world, with their millennia-old age, size, durability, construction method that surpasses the technical capabilities of ancient cultures, but also with a mysterious purpose, have aroused the interest of experts and the
Krešimir Šaravanja +2 more
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Monumental Constructions of Bilyar: a new look. “Juma Mosque”
The paper considers the monumental structures of Bilyar located in the citadel of the fortified settlement. The Juma Mosque of Bilyar and other social buildings were studied in the 1970s.
Zilivinskaya Emma D.
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Characterising and sourcing natural stones are essential for not only understanding the historical information carried by heritage buildings and cultural heritage sites, but also providing necessary data for restoration and conservations.
Xiuwei Guo +3 more
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Bioreceptivity of building stones: A review
In 1995, Guillitte defined bioreceptivity, a new term in ecology, as the ability of a material to be colonized by living organisms. Information about the bioreceptivity of stone is of great importance since it will help us to understand the material properties which influence the development of biological colonization in the built environment, and will
Miller, A. Z. +6 more
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Generating Sacred Space beyond Architecture: Stacked Stone Pagodas in Sixth-Century Northern China
A large number of stone blocks, stacked up in diminishing size to form pagodas, was discovered in northern China, primarily eastern Gansu and southeastern Shanxi.
Jinchao Zhao
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Landscapes, Settlements and Traditional Housing in Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia
A change in livelihood and folk architecture is an indicator of cultural landscape transformation, which is often the result of changes occurring in the natural and socio-political realms.
Maisuradze Roman +2 more
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The effects of mortar on the dynamic thermal performances of stone masonries
In Italy, an important percentage of historical buildings was built with stone masonry. It is necessary to correctly understand its thermal behaviour in order to evaluate suitable retrofit interventions.
Giuseppe Desogus
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