Materials, Technologies and Practice in Historic Heritage Structures

1. Introduction
Maria Bostenaru Dan

Part I. Adobe and Bricks

2. Technology of Rammed-Earth Constructions (“Tapial”) in Andalusia (Spain): Their Restoration and Conservation
Eduardo Sebastián, Giuseppe Cultrone

3. Ancient Clay Bricks: Manufacture and Properties
Francisco M. Fernandes, Paulo B. Lourenço, Fernando Castro

4. The Mỹ Sơn Temples in Vietnam: Construction Techniques and Structural Issues
Paola Condoleo

Part II. Natural Stone

5. The White and Coloured Marbles of the Roman Theatre of Copia(Cosenza, Italy)
Lorenzo Lazzarini, Silvana Luppino, Carmelo G. Malacrino

6. Black “Marble”: The Characteristic Material in the Baroque Architecture of Cracow (Poland)
Mariola Marszałek, Andrzej Skowroński

7. Understanding the Long-Term Survival of Sandstone in Medieval Ecclesiastical Structures: Northern Ireland and Western Scotland
Stephen McCabe, Bernie J. Smith

8. The City of Dresden in the Mirror of its Building Stones: Utilization of Natural Stone at Façades in the Course of Time
Heiner Siedel

9. Determination of Source Areas of Natural Stones: A Methodology Approach Applied to Impure Crystalline Limestones
Aneta Šťastná, Richard Přikryl

10. In Situ Methods of Testing Stone Monuments and the Application of Nondestructive Physical Properties Testing in Masonry Diagnosis
Ákos Török

Part III. Binders, Concrete and Mixed Materials

11. The Use of Lime Mortars in Restoration Work on Architectural Heritage
Ana Luque, Giuseppe Cultrone, Eduardo Sebastián

12. The Basilica of Maxentius and Its Construction Materials
Carlo Giavarini

13. Characterization of Ancient Pozzolanic Mortars from Roman Times to the 19th Century: Compatibility Issues of New Mortars with Substrates and Ancient Mortars
Ana Luísa Velosa, Rosário Veiga, João Coroado, Victor M. Ferreira, Fernando Rocha

14. Roman Cements: Key Materials of the Built Heritage of the 19th Century
Roman Kozłowski, David Hughes, Johannes Weber

15. Historic Mortars and Plasters as a Material for Age Determination
Danuta Nawrocka, Tomasz Goslar, Anna Pazdur

16. Reinforced Concrete Constructions at the Beginning of the 20th Century: Historical Review and Structural Assessment
Mauro Mezzina, Fabrizio Palmisano, Giuseppina Uva

Part IV. Monitoring the Seismic Risk

17. Heritage Masonry Buildings and Reduction of Seismic Risk: The Case of Slovenia
Miha Tomaževič

18. Acoustic Emission Monitoring of the Cathedral of Palma de Mallorca (Spain)
Luis Miguel Suárez del Río, Vicente Gómez Ruiz de Argandoña, Lope Calleja, Angel Rodríguez Rey, Carlota María Grossi-Sampedro, Modesto Montoto

Nyckelord: Architecture / Design, Architectural History and Theory, Geotechnical Engineering, Cultural Heritage, Building Materials, Environment, general, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials