Building stone databases in the UK: A practical resource for conservation

Engineering Geology

Volumn 115, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 143-148

  Hyslop, Ewan ^a   McMillan, Andrew ^a   Cameron, Don ^a   Leslie, Alick ^a   Lott, Graham ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Building repair; Building stone; Databases; Petrography

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SITE; BUILDING STONE; BUILT HERITAGE; COMPONENT MATERIALS; DATABASES; HISTORIC BUILDINGS; MACROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MINERAL EXTRACTION; PETROGRAPHIC EXAMINATIONS; REPAIR PROCESS; RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS; SPECIFIC AREAS; SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT; TECHNICAL PROPERTIES;

BUILDING MATERIALS; BUILDINGS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; HISTORIC PRESERVATION; PETROGRAPHY; QUARRIES; SILICATE MINERALS;

REPAIR;

BUILDING STONE; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; DATABASE; GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTY; HISTORIC BUILDING; MAINTENANCE; PETROGRAPHY; REPAIR;

GLASGOW [SCOTLAND]; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77956448326     PISSN: 00137952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enggeo.2009.05.008     Document Type: Article

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