Historic mortars characterisation, assessment and repair /

This volume focuses on research and practical issues connected with mortars on historic structures. The book is divided into four sections: Characterisation of Historic Mortars, Repair Mortars and Design Issues, Experimental Research into Properties of Repair Mortars, and Assessment and Testing. The...

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Other Authors: Válek, Jan., Hughes, J. J., Groot, C., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, ©2012.
Dordrecht ; New York : [2012]
Physical Description: 1 online resource : color illustrations.
Series: RILEM bookseries ; v. 7.
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Table of Contents:
  • 880-01
  • Historic Mortars: Characterisation, Assessment and Repair. A State-of-the-Art Summary /
  • Jan Válek, John J. Hughes and Caspar J.W.P. Groot
  • Part 1.
  • Characterisation of historic mortars
  • Historic Documents in Understanding and Evaluation of Historic Lime Mortars /
  • Cornelia Marinowitz, Claudia Neuwald-Burg and Matthias Pfeifer
  • The Earliest Use of Lime and Gypsum Mortars in Cyprus /
  • Maria Philokyprou
  • Mineralogical and Microstructural Analysis of Mortars from Kushite Archaeological Sites /
  • Jean-Pierre Letourneux and Serge Feneuille
  • Cement Microstructures and Durability in Ancient Roman Seawater Concretes /
  • Marie D. Jackson, Gabriele Vola, Dalibor Všianský, John P. Oleson and Barry E. Scheetz, et al.
  • Historic Mortars with Burned Alum Shale as an Artificial Pozzolan /
  • Sölve Johansson and Jan Erik Lindqvist
  • Nineteenth Century "Novel" Building Materials: Examples of Various Historic Mortars Under the Microscope /
  • Johannes Weber, Karol Bayer and Farkas Pintér
  • Lime Mortar with Natural Hydraulic Components: Characterisation of Reaction Rims with FTIR Imaging in ATR-Mode /
  • Anja Diekamp, Roland Stalder, Jürgen Konzett and Peter W. Mirwald.
  • Characterisation of Dolomitic Lime Mortars from the Benedictine Monastery in Riesa, Saxony (Germany) /
  • Heiner Siedel, Steffen Michalski and Bernd Ullrich
  • Hydraulicity in Historic Lime Mortars: A Review /
  • Jan Elsen, Koenraad Van Balen and Gilles Mertens
  • Characterisation of Decorative Portuguese Gypsum Plasters from the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: The Case of the Bolsa Palace in Oporto /
  • Teresa Freire, António Santos Silva, Maria do Rosário Veiga and Jorge de Brito
  • Repair Mortars Studied for the Conservation of Temple G1 in My Son, Vietnam /
  • Cristina Tedeschi, Luigia Binda and Paola Condoleo
  • Characteristics of Mortars from Ancient Bridges /
  • Dita Frankeová, Zuzana Slížková and Miloš Drdácký
  • Diagnosis, Characterisation and Restoration of the Internal Renders of Santíssimo Sacramento Church in Lisbon /
  • António Santos Silva, Giovanni Borsoi, Maria do Rosário Veiga, Ana Fragata and Martha Tavares, et al.
  • Part 2.
  • Repair mortars and design issues
  • Masonry Repair Options and Their Philosophical Ramification /
  • Alan M. Forster
  • Conservation of Historic Renders and Plasters: From Laboratory to Site /
  • Maria do Rosário Veiga
  • Comparison Between Traditional, Lime Based, and Industrial, Dry Mortars /
  • Albert Jornet, Cristina Mosca, Giovanni Cavallo and Guido Corredig
  • Repair Mortars for the Sandstones of the Cathedral of Berne /
  • Christine Bläuer, Hermann Häberli, Annette Löffel and Bénédicte Rousset
  • Compatibility of Repair Mortars with Nineteenth Century Natural Cement Cast Stone from the French Rhône-Alpes Region /
  • Myriam Bouichou, Elisabeth Marie-Victoire, Emmanuel Cailleux and Denis Sommain
  • Two Views on Dealing with Rain Penetration Problems in Historic Fired Clay Brick Masonry /
  • Caspar J.W.P. Groot and Jos Gunneweg.
  • Part 3.
  • Experimental research into properties of repair mortars
  • Experimental Study of Hot Mixed Mortars in Comparison with Lime Putty and Hydrate Mortars /
  • Jan Válek and Tomáš Matas
  • The Effect of Calcination Time upon the Slaking Properties of Quicklime /
  • Dorn Carran, John Hughes, Alick Leslie and Craig Kennedy
  • The Hydration of Modern Roman Cements Used for Current Architectural Conservation /
  • Christophe Gosselin, Karen L. Scrivener, Steven B. Feldman and Wolfgang Schwarz
  • The Effect of Relative Humidity on the Performance of Lime-Pozzolan Mortars /
  • Ioannis Karatasios, Maria Amenta, Maria Tziotziou and Vassilis Kilikoglou
  • Morphological and Chemical Influence of Calcium Hydroxide on the Plasticity of Lime Based Mortars /
  • Deborah Klein, Sonja Haas, Sven-Olaf Schmidt and Bernhard Middendorf
  • Water Transport Between Mortar and Brick: The Influence of Material Parameters /
  • Roel Hendrickx, Staf Roels and Koenraad Van Balen
  • Problems in the Assessment of the Stress-Strain Relationship of Masonry /
  • Claudia Neuwald-Burg and Matthias Pfeifer
  • Influence of the Mechanical Properties of Lime Mortar on the Strength of Brick Masonry /
  • Adrian Costigan and Sara Pavía
  • Influence of Interfacial Material Pore Structure on the Strength of the Brick/Lime Mortar Bond /
  • Mike Lawrence, Pete Walker and Zhaoxia Zhou
  • Grouts for Injection of Historical Masonries: Influence of the Binding System and Other Additions on the Properties of the Matrix /
  • Ioanna Papayianni, Maria Stefanidou and Vasiliki Pachta
  • Lime Based Grouts for Strengthening of Historical Masonry Buildings in Slovenia /
  • Mojmir Uranjek, Vlatko Bosiljkov, Roko Žarnić and Violeta Bokan Bosiljkov.
  • Part 4.
  • Assessment and testing
  • Characterisation of Mortars Using Drilling Resistance Measurement System (DRMS): Tests on Field Panels Samples /
  • Dória Costa, Ana Magalhães and Maria do Rosário Veiga
  • In Situ Techniques for the Characterisation of Rendering Mortars /
  • Ana Paula Ferreira Pinto, Rita Nogueira and Augusto Gomes
  • Application of 1H NMR to the Hydration Monitoring of Lime-Pozzolan Mortars /
  • Maria Tziotziou, Eleni Karakosta, Ioannis Karatasios, Michalis Fardis and Pagona Maravelaki-Kalaitzaki, et al.
  • Non-standard Testing in Characterisation and Consolidation Assessment of Historic Mortars /
  • Miloš Drdácký.