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Stone in Architecture

Properties, Durability

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  • © 1997

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Authors:
  1. Erhard M. Winkler

    1. University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, USA

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  • contains informative artwork including 21 full color halftones
  • practical approach of the subject

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVI
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  2. Rock and Stone

    • Erhard M. Winkler
    Pages 1-31

  3. Physical Properties of Stone

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    Pages 32-62

  4. Natural Deformation of Rock and Stone

    • Erhard M. Winkler
    Pages 63-90

  5. Color and Color Stability of Stone

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    Pages 91-110

  6. Weathering Agents

    • Erhard M. Winkler
    Pages 111-141

  7. Moisture and Salts in Stone

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    Pages 142-186

  8. Chemical Weathering

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    Pages 187-217

  9. Stone Decay by Plants and Animals

    • Erhard M. Winkler
    Pages 218-232

  10. Iron in Minerals and the Formation of Rust in Stone

    • Erhard M. Winkler
    Pages 233-240

  11. Fire Resistance of Minerals and Rocks

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    Pages 241-249

  12. Frost Action on Stone

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    Pages 250-257

  13. Silicosis

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    Pages 258-263

  14. Stone Conservation on Buildings and Monuments

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    Pages 264-282

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 283-315
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About this book

The readers of the first two editions of Stone: Properties, Durabi­ lity in Man's Environment, were mostly architects, restoration architects of buildings and monuments in natural stone, profes­ sionals who sought basic technical information for non-geologists. The increasing awareness of rapidly decaying monuments and their rescue from loss to future generations have urged this writer to update the 1973 and 1975 editions, now unavailable and out of print. Due to the 20-year-Iong interval, extensive updating was necessary to produce this new book. The present edition concentrates on the natural material stone, as building stone, dimension stone, architectural stone, and decorative field stones. Recently, the use of stone for thin curtain walls on buildings has become fashionable. The thin slabs exposed to anew, unknown complexity of stresses, resulting in bowing of crystalline marble, has attracted much negative pUblicity. The costs of replacing white slabs of marble on entire buildings with its legal implications have led construction com­ panies into bankruptcy. We blame many environmental problems on acid rain. Does acid rain really accelerate stone decay that much? Stone preservation is being attempted with an ever-increasing number of chemicals applied by as many specialists to save crumbling stone. Chemists filled this need during a time of temporary job scarcity, while the general geologist missed this opportunity; he was too deeply involved in the search for fossil fuels and metals.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, USA

    Erhard M. Winkler

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Stone in Architecture

  • Book Subtitle: Properties, Durability

  • Authors: Erhard M. Winkler

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-10070-7

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1997

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-10070-7Published: 14 March 2013

  • Edition Number: 3

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 315

  • Number of Illustrations: 115 b/w illustrations, 26 illustrations in colour

  • Additional Information: Originally published as volume 4 in the series: Applied Mineralogy

  • Topics: Construction Management, Mineralogy, Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences

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