Materials, Technologies and Practice in Historic Heritage Structures

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Dan, Maria Bostenaru (Editor), Přikryl, Richard (Editor), Török, Ákos (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
• Subjects: Architecture.; Cultural heritage.; Geotechnical engineering.; Building materials.; Environment.; Materials science.; Architecture / Design.; Architectural History and Theory.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.; Cultural Heritage.; Building Materials.; Environment, general.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.

One distinct feature of human society since the dawn of civilization is the systematic use of inorganic building materials, such as natural stone, unburnt and burnt soil, adobe and brick, inorganic binders like lime and cement, and reinforced concrete. Our heritage has cultural, architectural and te...