Title Aspects of stone weathering, decay and conservation : proceedings of the 1997 Stone Weathering and Atmospheric Pollution Network Conference (SWAPNET '97), the Robert Gordon University, 15-17 May 1997 / editors, Melanie S. Jones, Rachael D. Wakefield.

Publication Info.	London : Imperial College Press, ©1999.
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Contents	""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""The Weathering of Hastings Beds Sandstone Gravestones in South East England""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Sandstone Memorials in Sussex""; ""3. Weathering Features""; ""4. Weathering Processes and Time""; ""5. Aspect and Weathering Amounts""; ""6. Comparison with Weathering on Natural Outcrops""; ""7. Conclusions""; ""8. References""; ""9. Acknowledgements""; ""Gravestones: Problems and Potentials as Indicators of Historic Changes in Weathering""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Measurement Methods""
	""2.1. Potential problems associated with lead lettering index""""3. Experimental Design to Assess Weathering Trends""; ""4. Data Analysis""; ""5. Conclusion""; ""6. References""; ""7. Acknowledgements""; ""Deciphering the Impacts of Traffic on Stone Decay in Oxford: Some Preliminary Observations from Old Limestone Walls""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Study Site""; ""3. Methods for Mapping Decay Features""; ""4. Methods for Chemical Analyses""; ""4.1 Sampling strategy""; ""4.2 Sample preparation""; ""4.3 Analyses""; ""5. Results""; ""5.1 Mapping decay features""; ""5.2 Chemistry of crusts""
	""6. Discussion and Conclusions""""7. References""; ""8. Acknowledgements""; ""Role of Atmospheric Sulphur Dioxide in the Sulphation Reaction of Frescoes""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Materials and Experimental""; ""3. Results and Discussion""; ""4. Conclusions""; ""5. References""; ""6. Acknowledgements""; ""Moisture Loss from Stone Influenced by Salt Accumulation""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Methodology""; ""2.1 Materials and preparation""; ""2.2 Experimental procedure""; ""3. Results and Discussion""; ""4. Conclusions""; ""5. References""; ""6. Acknowledgements""
	""Characterisation of Decay Features on Sandstone Following Cleaning: Preliminary Observations""""1. Introduction""; ""2. Site Location and Description""; ""2.1 Refurbishment procedure""; ""2.2 Cleaning procedure""; ""2.3 Mortar replacement""; ""3. Methodology""; ""4 Results and Discussion""; ""4.1 Visual inspection""; ""4.2 SEM examination of cleaned stone""; ""5. Conclusion""; ""6. References""; ""7. Acknowledgements""; ""Removal and Analysis of Soluble Salts from Chemically Cleaned Sandstones""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Experimental""; ""3. Results and Discussion""; ""4. Conclusions""
	""5. References""""6. Acknowledgements""; ""Aspects of Microclimate: Effects on the Distribution of a Biological Community on Hermitage Castle, UK""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Microclimate Monitoring at Hermitage Castle; Background and Methodology""; ""3. Results and Discussion""; ""4. Conclusions""; ""5. References""; ""6. Acknowledgements""; ""Initial Investigations into the Deterioration of Maya Limestone Monuments At Uxmal, Mexico""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Investigations at Uxmal""; ""3. Observations""; ""4. Discussion and Recommendations""; ""5. References""; ""6. Acknowledgements""
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Subject	Building stones -- Deterioration -- Great Britain -- Congresses.
	Building stones -- Deterioration.
	Great Britain.
	Sandstone buildings -- Conservation and restoration -- Great Britain -- Congresses.
	Sandstone buildings.
	Conservation and restoration.
	Monuments -- Conservation and restoration -- Great Britain -- Congresses.
	Monuments -- Conservation and restoration.
	Weathering of buildings -- Great Britain -- Congresses.
	Weathering of buildings.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Electronic books.
	Conference papers and proceedings.
	Conference papers and proceedings.
Added Author	Jones, Melanie S.
	Wakefield, Rachael D.
Other Form:	Print version: Stone Weathering and Atmospheric Pollution Network Conference (1997 : Robert Gordon University). Aspects of stone weathering, decay and conservation 1860941311 (DLC) 00361777 (OCoLC)41339336
ISBN	9781783263431 electronic book
	1783263431 electronic book
	1860941311
	9781860941313

Title Aspects of stone weathering, decay and conservation : proceedings of the 1997 Stone Weathering and Atmospheric Pollution Network Conference (SWAPNET '97), the Robert Gordon University, 15-17 May 1997 / editors, Melanie S. Jones, Rachael D. Wakefield.

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