Aspects of Stone Weathering, Decay and Conservation

by Stone Weathering and Atmospheric Pollution Network Conference; Wakefield, Rachael; Jones, Melanie

• ISBN13: 9781860941313
• ISBN10: 1860941311
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-03-01
• Publisher: Imperial College Pr

Summary

Proceedings of the 1997 Stone Weathering and Atmospheric Pollution Network Conference held at the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen Scotland, on May 15-17, 1997.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
The Weathering of Hastings Beds Sandstone Gravestones in South-East England	p. 1
Gravestones: Problems and Potentials as Indicators of Historic Changes in Weathering	p. 16
Deciphering the Impacts of Traffic on Stone Decay in Oxford: Some Preliminary Observations from Old Limestone Walls	p. 28
Role of Atmospheric Sulphur Dioxide in the Sulphation Reaction of Frescoes	p. 43
Moisture Loss from Stone Influenced by Salt Accumulation	p. 55
Characterisation of Decay Features on Sandstone Following Cleaning: Preliminary Observations	p. 65
Removal and Analysis of Soluble Salts from Chemically Cleaned Sandstones	p. 77
Aspects of Microclimate: Effects on the Distribution of a Biological Community on Hermitage Castle, U.K.	p. 90
Deterioration of the Maya Limestone Monuments of Uxmal Yucatan, Mexico	p. 103
Algal and Non-Algal Soiling Rates of Some Scottish Building Sandstones	p. 114
Microstructures in Historic Scottish Lime Mortars	p. 125
Scottish Market Crosses: Towards the Development of a Risk Assessment Model	p. 138
Contingent Valuation Comes to Town	p. 147
Cleaning of Stone Buildings: The Applicability of Established Value Assessment Methodologies	p. 161
The History of Stone Conservation within Historic Scotland from 1954 to the Present Day	p. 170
The Role of Technical Conservation Research and Education Division, Historic Scotland	p. 179
Stonework Conservation in the National Trust for Scotland	p. 188
Carved Stones	p. 191
Effect of Hydrocarbons on Biofilm Development on Sandstone	p. 192
Heat and Mass Transfer at the Surface of Two Sandstone Types Under Different Atmospheric Conditions	p. 194
Laser Cleaning of Scottish Sandstone and Granite	p. 195
New Instruments for Monitoring Algae Populations on Stone Surfaces	p. 196
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