Name/Title
Building Limes in ConservationEntry/Object ID
2012.004.07Description
Compilation of the best materials that have appeared in the Journal of Architectural Conservation and in the Journal of the Building Limes Forum, tracing developments in lime-based materials, including the establishment of hydraulic limes into the market and the decline in the use of Portland cement for conservation work.
Section 1--New understandings of historic materials: The Lime Spectrum by Ian Brocklebank -- Lime after Vicat by Pierre Begoin, tr. Ugo Spano -- Structural Properties of lime-mortared masonry by Pete Walker and Zhaoxia Zhou -- Portland cement strengths through the ages by Paul Livesey -- Developments in the use of lime in London c.1760-1840 by Ian Brocklebank -- The history, use and analysis of Roman Cement by David Hughes, Simon Swann, Alan Gardner & Vicenzo Starinieri
Section 2--Materials analysis, testing and standards: Building Limes Standard BS EN459:2010 by Steve Foster -- Laboratory investigation of lime mortars, plasters and renders by Jeremy Ingham -- Diagnosing defects in lime-based materials by Jeremy Ingham -- Sands and aggregates for use in lime mortars by Roz Artis -- To wake a gentle giant: grey chalk limes test the standards by Stafford Holmes
Section 3--Rediscovering methods and techniques: Lime Mortars: the myth in the mix by Gerard Lynch -- The use of pozzolans in lime mortars by Geoff Boffey, Elizabeth Hirst and Paul Livesey -- The use of lime mortars and renders in extreme weather conditions by Paul Livesey -- Hot-lime mortars by Alan Forster -- Hot Lime mortar in conservation: repair and replastering of the facades of Lacko Castle by Ewa Sandstrom Malinowski and Torben Seir Hanse -- A study of historic lime mortars at Ardfert Cathedral by Grellan Rourke -- Nano-lime for consolidation of plaster and stone by Paul D'Armada and Elizabeth Hirst
xii, 356 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. ;Collection
Historic Charleston Foundation LibraryAcquisition
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2012.004.Source or Donor
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Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--MaterialsBook Details
Author
Brocklebank, IanEdition
1st ed.Publisher
DonheadDate Published
2012Call No.
TA434 .B89 2012ISBN
9781873394953LCCN
2012026129Location
Location
Room
Easement Mgr's OfficeBuilding
Missroon HouseCategory
PermanentDate
February 7, 2023General Notes
Note
Notes: Edited by Ian Brocklebank.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Requested by April Wood, Manager of Easements.Created By
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October 4, 2012Updated By
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April 5, 2023