Structure, Properties, and Deterioration of Materials: Stone and Adobe

(Formerly numbered Conservation of Archaeological and Ethnographic Materials 261.) Lecture, three hours. Introduction to igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks (geological context, mineralogical composition, macrostructure, and microstructure). Clay minerals: composition, structure, and properties. Rocks and stone: geographical distribution and occurrence, and usage by ancient cultures. Adobe: clay-based manmade materials. Mechanical and petrophysical properties of stone and adobe. Relationships between composition/structure and properties. Intrinsic and structural stability, resistance to weathering. Deterioration mechanisms and factors (physical, chemical, and biochemical). Letter grading.

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O'Grady, C.
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