Book Description
Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and construction managers interested in investigation and testing of stone for construction purposes.
Author : J. Paul Guyer, P.E., R.A.
Publisher : Guyer Partners
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 10,76 MB
Release : 2017-12-07
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN :
Introductory technical guidance for civil engineers and construction managers interested in investigation and testing of stone for construction purposes.
Author : Ken Skorseth
Publisher :
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 10,65 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Gravel roads
ISBN :
The purpose of this manual is to provide clear and helpful information for maintaining gravel roads. Very little technical help is available to small agencies that are responsible for managing these roads. Gravel road maintenance has traditionally been "more of an art than a science" and very few formal standards exist. This manual contains guidelines to help answer the questions that arise concerning gravel road maintenance such as: What is enough surface crown? What is too much? What causes corrugation? The information is as nontechnical as possible without sacrificing clear guidelines and instructions on how to do the job right.
Author : J. Paul Guyer
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 44,26 MB
Release : 2018-07-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781983355806
This publication provides introductory technical guidance for civil engineers, geotechnical engineers and other professional engineers and construction managers interested in learning about investigations and testing for projects using stones as a construction material. Here is what is discussed: 1. INVESTIGATION OF SOURCES, 2. EVALUATING SOURCES AT PROJECT SITE, 3. STONE TESTING
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 26,51 MB
Release : 1909
Category : Geology
ISBN :
Author : Marc Waelkens
Publisher : Leuven University Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 29,69 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789061866640
Sagalassos, once the metropolis of the Western Taurus range (Pisidia, Turkey), was only thoroughly surveyed in 1884 and 1885 by an Austrian team directed by K. Lanckoronski. In 1986-1989 this work was resumed by a British-Belgian team co-directed by Dr. Stephen Mitchell (University College of Swansea) and by Prof. Dr. Marc Waelkens (Catholic University of Leuven). In 1990 Sagalassos became a full scale Belgian project and a leading center for interdisciplinary archaeological and archaeometrical research. Due to its altitude, the site is one of the best preserved towns from classical antiquity, with a rich architectural and sculptural tradition dating from the second century BC to the sixth century AD. From early Imperial times until the early Byzantine period a complete range of coarse and red slip wares was produced locally. Excavations are concentrated on the upper and lower agoras to document the political and commercial life in the town and also in the area where a late Hellenistic fountain house, which still functions to date, and a Roman library were discovered. Major efforts are undertaken to restore the excavated monuments in their old glory. Several disciplines integrate the town again within its ancient environment and document the central role which Sagalassos played in the area.
Author : Mick R. Smith
Publisher : Geological Society of London
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 23,67 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781862390294
Author : Erhard Winkler
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 16,27 MB
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 3662100703
The readers of the first two editions of Stone: Properties, Durabi lity in Man's Environment, were mostly architects, restoration architects of buildings and monuments in natural stone, profes sionals who sought basic technical information for non-geologists. The increasing awareness of rapidly decaying monuments and their rescue from loss to future generations have urged this writer to update the 1973 and 1975 editions, now unavailable and out of print. Due to the 20-year-Iong interval, extensive updating was necessary to produce this new book. The present edition concentrates on the natural material stone, as building stone, dimension stone, architectural stone, and decorative field stones. Recently, the use of stone for thin curtain walls on buildings has become fashionable. The thin slabs exposed to anew, unknown complexity of stresses, resulting in bowing of crystalline marble, has attracted much negative pUblicity. The costs of replacing white slabs of marble on entire buildings with its legal implications have led construction com panies into bankruptcy. We blame many environmental problems on acid rain. Does acid rain really accelerate stone decay that much? Stone preservation is being attempted with an ever-increasing number of chemicals applied by as many specialists to save crumbling stone. Chemists filled this need during a time of temporary job scarcity, while the general geologist missed this opportunity; he was too deeply involved in the search for fossil fuels and metals.
Author : Kurt R. Hoigard
Publisher : ASTM International
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 42,73 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Building stones
ISBN : 080314492X
"Twelve peer-reviewed papers demonstrate the continuing advancement in the understanding of dimension stone used in building construction. Topics cover: Strength Testing--addresses testing to determine strength characteristics of dimension stone cladding panels. Design--covers a wide range of topics, including the advantages and disadvantages of three common dimension stone paving installation techniques; the relationships between stone material strength, anchorage strength, and induced stress states for four common dimension stone cladding anchorage configurations; and more. Evaluation and Investigation--provides observations regarding investigations into the causes of dimension stone cladding deterioration and failure. Durability--discusses the complex issue of dimension stone durability using three different approaches; a large-scale European research project to investigate the causes of marble and limestone cladding panel bowing, develop preconstruction testing parameters to assess bowing potential, and assess proposed remedial efforts to reduce or inhibit ongoing bowing; and more."--Publisher's website.
Author : João Mascarenhas-Mateus
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 1535 pages
File Size : 39,6 MB
Release : 2021-08-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 100046878X
History of Construction Cultures Volume 1 contains papers presented at the 7ICCH – Seventh International Congress on Construction History, held at the Lisbon School of Architecture, Portugal, from 12 to 16 July, 2021. The conference has been organized by the Lisbon School of Architecture (FAUL), NOVA School of Social Sciences and Humanities, the Portuguese Society for Construction History Studies and the University of the Azores. The contributions cover the wide interdisciplinary spectrum of Construction History and consist on the most recent advances in theory and practical case studies analysis, following themes such as: - epistemological issues; - building actors; - building materials; - building machines, tools and equipment; - construction processes; - building services and techniques ; -structural theory and analysis ; - political, social and economic aspects; - knowledge transfer and cultural translation of construction cultures. Furthermore, papers presented at thematic sessions aim at covering important problematics, historical periods and different regions of the globe, opening new directions for Construction History research. We are what we build and how we build; thus, the study of Construction History is now more than ever at the centre of current debates as to the shape of a sustainable future for humankind. Therefore, History of Construction Cultures is a critical and indispensable work to expand our understanding of the ways in which everyday building activities have been perceived and experienced in different cultures, from ancient times to our century and all over the world.
Author : EduGorilla Prep Experts
Publisher : EduGorilla Community Pvt. Ltd.
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 41,91 MB
Release :
Category : Education
ISBN : 9358801565
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