TY  - BOOK
AU  - Feilden,Bernard M.
TI  - Conservation of historic buildings
SN  - 075061739X
AV  - NA105 .F44 2001
PY  - 1994///
CY  - Oxford, Boston
PB  - Butterworth Architecture
KW  - Historic buildings
KW  - Conservation and restoration
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-337) and indexes; -- Contents;  	Preface	;  	Acknowledgements	;  	1	Introduction to architectural conservation	; Pt. I	Structural Aspects of Historic Buildings	;  	2	Structural actions of historic buildings	;  	3	Structural elements I: beams, arches, vaults, and domes	;  	4	Structural elements II: trusses and frames	;  	5	Structural elements III: walls, piers and columns	;  	6	Structural elements IV: foundations	; Pt. II	Causes of Decay in Materials and Structure	;  	7	Climatic causes of decay	;  	8	Historic buildings in seismic zones	;  	9	Botanical, biological and microbiological causes of decay	;  	10	Insects and other pests as causes of decay	;  	11	Man-made causes of decay	;  	12	Internal environment of historic buildings	; Pt. III	The Work of the Conservation Architect	;  	13	Inspections and reports	;  	14	Research, analysis and recording	;  	15	Preventive maintenance of historic buildings	;  	16	Fire	;  	17	Presentation of historic buildings	;  	18	Cost control of conservation projects	;  	19	Rehabilitation of historic buildings	;  	20	Special techniques of repair and structural consolidation	;  	Appendix I: Historic buildings as structures; / R.J. Mainstone;  	Appendix II: Security in historic buildings	;  	Bibliography	;  	Index
N2  - "The book ... surveys the fundamental principles of conservation in their application to historic buildings, and provides the basic information needed by architects, engineers and surveyors for the solution of problems of architectural conservation in almost every climatic region of the world"--P. [4] of cover
ER  -