Structures and construction in historic building conservation /
Contributor(s): Forsyth, Michael [editor.].
Series: Historic building conservation.Publisher: Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell, 2007Description: x, 238 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm.Content type: text | still image | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9781118916223; 9781118916223:; 1118916220.Subject(s): Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- Philosophy | Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- Planning | Historic buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- Great Britain -- Management | Structural engineeringDDC classification: 720.288Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Standard Loan | ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection | 720.288 FOR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 0081428 |
Includes bibliographic references and index.
Preface -- Contributors -- What is conservation engineeering? / Dina F. D'Ayala and Michael Forsyth -- The philosophy of conservation engineering / Ian Hume -- The Building Regulations and related legislation / Peter Norris -- Metric survey techniques for historic buildings / Bill Blake -- Investigating, monitoring and load testing historic structures / Ian Hume -- Basic soil mechanics, foundations and repair of settlement damage / David Cook -- Effects of induced movement / Michael Bussell -- Repairs to historic structures / Ian Hume -- Numerical modelling of masonry structures / Dina F. D'Ayala -- Use of iron and steel in buildings / Michael Bussell -- Conservation of concrete and reinforced concrete / Michael Bussell -- Fire safety and historic buildings / Steve Emery -- The effects of raod traffic vibration on historic buildings / Ian Hume -- Scaffolding and temporary works for historic structures / Ian Hume.
The second in a series of volumes that combine conservation philosophy in the built environment with knowledge of traditional materials, and structural and constructional conservation techniques and technology.