Fracture and failure of natural building stones : applications in the restoration of ancient monuments / editör, Stavros K. Kourkoulis.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contributing Authors Editor's Preface Foreword Part I: Mechanical and Structural Aspects Chapter 1: Fracture 1.1 Subcritical Cracking: A Cause of Rock Panel Failure in Buildings Chau K.T., Wong R.H.C., Wong T.-f. 1.2 Studies on Subcritical Crack Growth in Façade Rock Panel Using Four-Point Bending Kwok K.W., Wong R.H.C., Chau K.T., Wong T.f. 1.3 Notched Marble Specimens Under Direct Tension: The Influence of the shape of the notch Agioutantis Z.G., Kourkoulis S.K., Kontos G. Chapter 2: Mechanical Behaviour and Properties 2.1 Modelling Weathering Effects on the Mechanical Behaviour of Natural Building Stones Nova R. 2.2 Mechanical Properties and Damage Diagnosis of Natural Building Stones Papamichos E., Papanicolopulos S.-A., Larsen I. 2.3 The Mechanical Behaviour of Composite Specimens Made of Two Different Stones Ninis N.L., Kourkoulis S.K. 2.4 Mechanical Characteristics of Roman "Opus Caementicium" Giavarini C., Samuelli Ferretti A., Santarelli M.L. Chapter 3: Masonry 3.1 Continuum Modelling of Masonry Structures Under Static and Dynamic Loading Stefanou I., Sulem J., Vardoulakis I. 3.2 Mechanical Behaviour of Masonry Structures Strengthened with Different Improvement Techniques Valluzzi M.R., Modena C. 3.3 Stress-Failure Analysis of Masonry Structures Under Earthquake Loading Syrmakezis C.A., Asteris P.G., Antonopoulos A.K., Mavrouli O.A. 3.4 Compatibility of Materials Used for Repair of Masonry Buildings: Research and Applications Binda L., Saisi A., Tedeschi C. Chapter 4: Conservation Approaches, Applications, Case Studies 4.1 The Difficult Choice of Materials for the Reconstruction of the Cathedral of Noto Binda L., Cardani G., Tiraboschi C. 4.2 Technological and Conservation Aspects Versus Urban Appearance in a Stone-Built Environment: An Evaluation Approach Lobovikov-Katz A. 4.3 Structural Stability of Historic Underground Openings in Rock Hatzor Y.H., Tsesarsky M., Eimermacher R.C. 4.4 Seismic Response of Classical Monuments With Fractured Structural Elements Psycharis I.N. 4.5 Spanning Intervals: Towards Understanding the Ancient Greek Optimization Procedure for the Design of Horizontal Beams Papantonopoulos C. 4.6 Joining Fragmented Marble Architraves Using Titanium Bars: A Numerical Analysis Kourkoulis S.K., Ganniari-Papageorgiou E., Mentzini M. Part II: Physico-Chemical and Environmental Aspects Chapter 5: Weathering 5.1 Susceptibility of Building Stones to Environmental Loads: Evaluation, Performance, Repair Strategies Moropoulou A., Labropoulos K., Konstanti A., Roumpopoulos K., Bakolas A., Michailidis P. 5.2 Controlling Stress from Salt Crystallization Houck J., Scherer G.W. 5.3 Weathering of Building Stone: Approaches to Assessment, Prediction and Modelling Warke P.A., McKinley J., Smith B.J. 5.4 Natural and Accelerated Weathering of Two Coloured Sicilian Building Stones Rizzo G., Ercoli L., Megna B. Chapter 6: Freeze-thaw 6.1 On-Site and Laboratory Studies of Strength Loss in Marble on Building Exteriors Logan J.M. 6.2 The Integrity Loss of Physico-Mechanical Properties of Building Stones when Subjected to Recurrent Cycles of Freeze–Thaw (F-T) Process, Altindag R., Sengün N., Güney A., Mutlutürk M., Karagüzel R., Onargan T. 6.3 Monitoring of Thermal Conditions in Building Stone with Particular Reference to Freeze-Thaw Events Hall K. Chapter 7: Thermal stresses 7.1 The Effect of Thermal Stresses on the Mechanical Behaviour of Natural Building Stones Bellopede R., Ferrero A.M., Manfredotti L., Marini P., Migliazza M. 7.2 Digital Image Analysis Contribution to the Evaluation of the Mechanical Decay of Granitic Stones Affected by Fires Gómez-Heras M, Figueiredo C., Varas Josè M., Mauricio A., Álvarez de Buergo M, Aires-Barros L., Fort R. 7.3 The Behaviour of Natural Building Stones by Heat Effect Hajpál M. Chapter 8: Petrography, Fabric and Properties 8.1 Failure of Anisotropic Marble: The Proconnesium Marmor of Roman Columns in Brindisi Zezza F. 8.2 Provenance, Durability and Damage Analysis of Natural Building Stones by Means of Petrographical Techniques Dreesen R., Nielsen P., Lagrou D. 8.3 Influence of Fabric on the Physical Properties of Limestones Török A. 8.4 Discrimination of Greek Marbles by Trace-, Isotope- and Mineralogical Analysis Perdikatsis V., Kritsotakis K., Markopoulos T., Laskaridis K. Chapter 9: Surface Treatment 9.1 A High-Resolution View at Water Repellents and Consolidants: Critical Review and Recent Developments Cnudde V., Dierick M, Masschaele B., Jacobs P. JS 9.2 A Critical Approach to Surface and Porous Stone Analysis Methods Brugnara M., Della Volpe C., Maniglio D., Siboni S. 9.3 The Challenge of Protecting Outdoor Exposed Monuments from Atmospheric Attack: Experience and Strategy Poli T., Toniolo L. 9.4 In Situ Polymerisation with Acrylic Monomers for Stone Consolidation and Protection Vicini S., Princi E., Pedemonte E., Moggi G. 9.5 The Durability of Hydrophobic Treatments on Gotland Sandstone Myrin M., Malaga K. Index