Understanding Building Stones and Stone Buildings
Understanding Building Stones and Stone Buildings
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Author(s): Hudson, John
Hudson, John A.
ISBN No.: 9781138094222
Pages: 364
Year: 201905
Format: Trade Cloth (Hard Cover)
Price: $ 205.01
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available

1 Introduction 1.1 Background 1.2 Overview of content 1.3 Significance of Stone Buildings in Earlier Civilisations 1.4 Geological History and Geography of Building Stones, 1.5 Sense of Place via Vernacular Architecture 1.6 Illustrative Summary of Stone Building Examples 2 The Life of a Building Stone 2.1 Geological Stone and Quarry Distribution 2.


2 Geometrical and Mechanical Rock Mass Properties, 2.3 Quarrying Methods, with Examples 2.4 Seasoning, Cutting, Transportation, Preparation 2.5 Construction 2.6 Exposure, Decay, Deterioration 2.7 Reparation, Substitution, Back to the Earth 3 Recognising Types of Building Stone 3.1 Introduction and Geological Background 3.2 Granites 3.


3 Volcanic Stones 3.4 Sandstones 3.5 Limestones 3.6 Flint 3.7 Metamorphic Stones 3.8 Artificial Stones: Coade Stone, Terracotta, Faience, Brickwork, Concrete 4 Stone Lettering 4.1 Information transmitted down the Ages 4.2 Cuneiform, Hieroglyphics, Greek, Roman, Current Fonts 4.


3 Gravestones, Monuments, Types of Inscriptions 4.4 Methods of Carving in Stone, Difficulty and Ease, Raised and Sunk, Perspective, 4.5 Tools Used, Sand Blasting, Laser Cutting 4.6 Inscription Durability, Spectrum of Examples - Granite to Degraded Laminated Stone 5 Stone Buildings Through the Ages 5.1 Survey with Examples 5.2 Masonic Techniques 5.3 Evolution of Architectural styles, Norman through to Post-Modern 5.4 Architectural Features, Short Glossary, Pillar types 6 Designing Stone Buildings 6.


1 Architects Wren, Lutyens, Ruskin, Pevsner, plus 6.2 Foundations 6.3 Stresses in Buildings 6.4 Choice of Stone 6.5 Dressing 6.6 Building Techniques 6.7 Decorative Features 6.8 Lines of Force Through Stone structures - Examples 6.


9 Resistance to Earthquakes 7 Illustrative Exemplar Stone Structures 7.1 Durham Cathedral - concentrating on the structural stone 7.2 Albert Memorial - concentrating on the decorative stone 8 Deterioration of Stones and Stone Buildings 8.1 Deterioration Process, Geology 8.2 Permeability, Bedding 8.2 Susceptibility to Weather, Granite at Base 8.3 Matching and Replacing Building Stones 8.4 Using Stones from Previous Buildings 8.


5 Removal of Graffiti 8.6 Cararra Marble and Built-In Stresses, Finlandia, EU Project 8.7 Military Attack, Surface and Underground 8.8 Thoughts on Ruins with Examples 9 Concluding Chapter - Summary of Key Information and Emphasis Points - Further Illustrations 10 Appendices 10.1 Technical Information 10.2 Significance of Geological Origin, More Details on Geology 10.3 Modes of Stone Cracking , Stone strength 10.4 Modern Stone Testing, Highlighting Information in Key References 10.


5 Key Internet Sites References and Bibliography R>3.8 Artificial Stones: Coade Stone, Terracotta, Faience, Brickwork, Concrete 4 Stone Lettering 4.1 Information transmitted down the Ages 4.2 Cuneiform, Hieroglyphics, Greek, Roman, Current Fonts 4.3 Gravestones, Monuments, Types of Inscriptions 4.4 Methods of Carving in Stone, Difficulty and Ease, Raised and Sunk, Perspective, 4.5 Tools Used, Sand Blasting, Laser Cutting 4.6 Inscription Durability, Spectrum of Examples - Granite to Degraded Laminated Stone 5 Stone Buildings Through the Ages 5.


1 Survey with Examples 5.2 Masonic Techniques 5.3 Evolution of Architectural styles, Norman through to Post-Modern 5.4 Architectural Features, Short Glossary, Pillar types 6 Designing Stone Buildings 6.1 Architects Wren, Lutyens, Ruskin, Pevsner, plus 6.2 Foundations 6.3 Stresses in Buildings 6.4 Choice of Stone 6.


5 Dressing 6.6 Building Techniques 6.7 Decorative Features 6.8 Lines of Force Through Stone structures - Examples 6.9 Resistance to Earthquakes 7 Illustrative Exemplar Stone Structures 7.1 Durham Cathedral - concentrating on the structural stone 7.2 Albert Memorial - concentrating on the decorative stone 8 Deterioration of Stones and Stone Buildings 8.1 Deterioration Process, Geology 8.


2 Permeability, Bedding 8.2 Susceptibility to Weather, Granite at Base 8.3 Matching and Replacing Building Stones 8.4 Using Stones from Previous Buildings 8.5 Removal of Graffiti 8.6 Cararra Marble and Built-In Stresses, Finlandia, EU Project 8.7 Military Attack, Surface and Underground 8.8 Thoughts on Ruins with Examples 9 Concluding Chapter - Summary of Key Information and Emphasis Points - Further Illustrations 10 Appendices 10.


1 Technical Information 10.2 Significance of Geological Origin, More Details on Geology 10.3 Modes of Stone Cracking , Stone strength 10.4 Modern Stone Testing, Highlighting Information in Key References 10.5 Key Internet Sites References and Bibliography 6.5 Dressing 6.6 Building Techniques 6.7 Decorative Features 6.


8 Lines of Force Through Stone structures - Examples 6.9 Resistance to Earthquakes 7 Illustrative Exemplar Stone Structures 7.1 Durham Cathedral - concentrating on the structural stone 7.2 Albert Memorial - concentrating on the decorative stone 8 Deterioration of Stones and Stone Buildings 8.1 Deterioration Process, Geology 8.2 Permeability, Bedding 8.2 Susceptibility to Weather, Granite at Base 8.3 Matching and Replacing Building Stones 8.


4 Using Stones from Previous Buildings 8.5 Removal of Graffiti 8.6 Cararra Marble and Built-In Stresses, Finlandia, EU Project 8.7 Military Attack, Surface and Underground 8.8 Thoughts on Ruins with Examples 9 Concluding Chapter - Summary of Key Information and Emphasis Points - Further Illustrations 10 Appendices 10.1 Technical Information 10.2 Significance of Geological Origin, More Details on Geology 10.3 Modes of Stone Cracking , Stone strength 10.


4 Modern Stone Testing, Highlighting Information in Key References 10.5 Key Internet Sites References and Bibliography t;/P> 10 Appendices 10.1 Technical Information 10.2 Significance of Geological Origin, More Details on Geology 10.3 Modes of Stone Cracking , Stone strength 10.4 Modern Stone Testing, Highlighting Information in Key References 10.5 Key Internet Sites References and Bibliography.


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