Geotechnical engineering for the preservation of monuments and historic sites

• Tác giả: Emilio Bilotta
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-10: 1134576471
• ISBN-10: 1134576544
• ISBN-10: 1134576617
• ISBN-10: 1138000558
• ISBN-10: 1315887495
• ISBN-13: 978-1134576470
• ISBN-13: 978-1134576548
• ISBN-13: 978-1134576616
• ISBN-13: 978-1138000551
• ISBN-13: 978-1315887494
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 624.15136 Structural engineering and underground construction
• Thông tin xuất bản: Leiden, Netherlands : CRC Press/Balkema, ©2013.
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 online resource (xiii, 794 pages) : , illustrations (some color), color maps.
• Bộ sưu tập: Khoa học ứng dụng
• ID: 274841
• Chủ đề: 1. Historic sites--Conservation and restoration; 2. Monuments--Conservation and restoration; 3. Soil mechanics

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Tóm tắt

All the traces of historic heritage are a fundamental part of our environment and reward us in the form of cultural enrichment, with the ability to have a positive effect both on our lifestyle and economy. Therefore, the preservation of ancient monuments, historic towns and sites has increasingly drawn the attention of public opinion, governmental agencies as well as consultants and contractors. This interest must be however carefully controlled and directed, since the conservation of monuments and historic sites is one of the most challenging problems of our age. Careless attempts at preserva.