Published Resources Details
Conference Paper
- Title
- The Materials-Survey for Building Conservation
- In
- Conference on The Protection of the Engineering Heritage, 1982, Brisbane, 9-12 May. Preprints of Papers
- Imprint
- Institution of Engineers, Australia, Barton, Australian Capital Territory, 1982, pp. 41-45
- ISBN/ISSN
- 0858251647
- Abstract
Any active form of building conservation (repair, maintenance, preservation, restoration or reconstruction) of a building, monument, structure or site of Heritage significance should be preceded by a thorough survey of the structure in order to determine the nature and condition of the fabric together with the history of construction, use and modification. The conservation survey considers historical, archaelogical, architectural, engineering and materials aspects. Of these, consideration of the fabric, that is, the building materials, is of major importance. The materials survey deals with the identification of the constituent materials, determination of their condition and diagnosis of the causes of deterioration. The survey report consists basically of a materials inventory, marked-up photographs and measured drawings (elevations) and recommendations as to the type of conservation appropriate, to any techniques appropriate for repair, maintenance, replacement, cleaning or other treatment and forms a factual basis on which to prepare a conservation plan and specifications for tendering.
Related Published resources
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- The protection of the engineering heritage: Brisbane 9-12 May 1982: preprints of papers edited by Whitmore, R. L. (Barton, Australian Capital Territory: Institution of Engineers, Australia, 1982), 102 pp. Details