TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kourkoulis,Stavros K.
TI  - Fracture and failure of natural building stones: applications in the restoration of ancient monuments 
SN  - 1402050763
AV  - TA427 .F73 2006
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Dordrecht
PB  - Springer
KW  - Building stones
KW  - Deterioration
KW  - Monuments
KW  - Conservation and restoration
KW  - Fracture
KW  - Fatigue
N1  - 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	
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