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1 online resource. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Key engineering materials ; vol. 848
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Key engineering materials ; v. 848.
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| Summary |
This volume contains selected, peer-reviewed papers from the 6th edition of the International Stone Congress, the Global Stone Congress 2018 (GSC): Connecting Minds in the World of Stone that was held- 25-28 April 2018, Ilheus, Bahia, Brazil. Presented articles reflect the latest results and achievements in the area of technologies of mining, processing, and application of the natural stone and marble. Natural Stone, Marble, Dimension Stone, Cutting, Polishing, Block Wrapping, Diamond Wire, Water Jet Cutting, Stone Mining, Grain Analysis, Land Use, Life Cycle Inventory, Environmental Planning, Architecture Practice Materials Science, Building Materials, Manufacturing. |
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Intro -- Global Stone Congress II -- Preface -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: Stone Characterization and Processing Technology -- Comparison between Cutting Technologies for Ornamental Rocks: Diamond Wire and Water Jet -- Characterization of Slate Powder Wastes from Minas Gerais -- Brazil -- Application of Castor Oil Based Polyurethane Resin in the Dimension Stone Block Wrapping Process -- Insertion of Silicon Carbide as Cutting Element in Ecological Fickerts for Dimension Stone Polishing -- Marble Durability Assessment by Means of Total Optical Porosity and Adjacent Grain Analysis |
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Definition of Roofing Slate Lithotypes for an International Roofing Slate Classification -- Chemical Mobility of Major Elements during Lixiviation Experiments, in Magmatic Ornamental Stones from Portugal -- Ecological Fickerts Used in the Dimension Stones Polishing Reinforced with Silica from the Rice Hull Ash -- Chapter 2: Land Use and Environmental Planning in Stone Manufacturing -- Nature Conservation, Land Use Planning and Exploitation of Ornamental Stones -- The Case Study of Cabeça Veada (Portugal) -- Marble Museum of Vila Viçosa, Portugal -- A Mirror of Geological and Mining Heritage |
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Portugal Mineral Resources Cluster: Collective Strategy for Sectoral Recognition and Sustainable Development -- Life Cycle Inventory of Brazilian Natural Stones -- The Padua Natural Stone Cluster: From the Corrals to the Olympic Boulevard -- Notes on the Poster "Map of Natural Stones from Sardinia (Italy)" -- Production Chains of Soft-Weak Stones: Life Cycle Inventory of Techniques and Technologies -- Reduction of Marble Waste Landfills through the Enhancement of CaCO3 -- Chapter 3: Stone Materials in Architecture Practice |
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From Thesis to Teaching: The Practice of Using Rocks in Architecture and the Challenge of ""Making it Different -- Stereotomic Design: The Use of Stone in Contemporary Architecture -- Stone Materials and Old Buildings: How Observations can Help to Preserve the Past for the Future -- Keyword Index -- Author Index |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Building stones -- Congresses.
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Building stones. |
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Added Author |
Castro, Nuria Fernández, editor.
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Frasca, Maria H. B. O. (Maria Heloísa Barros de Oliveira), editor.
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Chiodi Filho, Cid, editor.
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Print version: Castro, Nuria Fernández Global Stone Congress II Zurich : Trans Tech Publications, Limited,c2020 |
| ISBN |
9783035735246 (electronic book) |
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3035735247 (electronic book) |
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9783035715248 |
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