1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910872385903321

Titolo

Oceanography

Pubbl/distr/stampa

IntechOpen

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911105192003321

Autore

Loughran Patrick

Titolo

Failed stone : problems and solutions with concrete and masonry / / Patrick Loughran

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel ; ; Boston, : Birkhäuser, 2007

ISBN

1-281-17931-0

9786611179311

3-7643-8285-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (160 p.)

Classificazione

ZI 4930

Disciplina

721.0441

Soggetti

Masonry - Deterioration

Concrete construction - Deterioration

Building failures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Thermal Hysteresis -- Impact -- Efflorescence -- Surface Defects -- Discoloration -- Corrosion -- Structure -- Leakage

Sommario/riassunto

Concrete and stone seem made to last forever. But the fact is they develop problems. It is not always as dramatic as the collapse of a section of the roof of the Paris Charles de Gaulle airport in 2004. Gradual changes also occur that may compromise the appearance and structural soundness of buildings constructed with these materials. These changes can be created by efflorescence, thermal stress,



weathering, leakage and corrosion. This book explains how to avoid typical kinds of failure. With this in mind, it systematically analyzes cases of damage in contemporary international architecture. It also offers strategies for minimizing the risk of damage. Examples include such high-visibility structures as Finlandia Hall in Helsinki, Parco della Musica in Rome and Vontz Center for Molecular Studies in Cincinnatti. In eight chapters, typical kinds of damage are explained and illustrated with examples. Beton und Stein scheinen für die Ewigkeit gemacht. Dennoch kommt es hier zu Bauschäden. Nicht immer sind sie so dramatisch wie der Deckeneinsturz im Terminal des Flughafen Paris-Roissy 2004. Es gibt auch schleichende Veränderungen, die Erscheinungsbild und Statik von Beton- oder Steingebäuden beeinträchtigen können. Dazu gehören Ausblühungen, thermische Auswirkungen, Materialunverträglichkeiten, Korrosion oder massive Krafteinwirkung. Dieses Buch zeigt, wie sich typische Schäden vermeiden lassen. Zu diesem Zweck analysiert es systematisch Schadensfälle in der zeitgenössischen internationalen Architektur. Ebenso werden Strategien vorgestellt, mit denen sich das Schadensrisiko minimieren lässt. Zu den Beispielen gehören so bekannte Bauten wie die Finlandia Hall in Helsinki, Renzo Pianos Parco della Musica in Rom oder Vontz Center for Molecular Studies in Cincinnatti. In insgesamt acht Kapiteln werden typische Schäden erklärt und dann mit Beispielen illustriert.

This book explains how to avoid typical kinds of failure. With this in mind, it systematically analyzes cases of damage in contemporary international architecture. It also offers strategies for minimizing the risk of damage.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911106832803321

Autore

Read Herbert <1893-1968, >

Titolo

A coat of many colours : occasional essays / / Herbert Read

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2015

ISBN

9781315691275

1315691272

9781317429623

1317429621

9781317429616

1317429613

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (365 p.)

Collana

Routledge Revivals

Disciplina

824.912

Soggetti

English essays - 20th century

English essays

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1947 by Routledge.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; 1. THE GREATEST WORK OF ART IN THE WORLD; 2. ERIC GILL; 3. KLEE; 4. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA; 5. ""THE SEVEN PILLARS OF WISDOM""; 6. ART AND THE PEOPLE; 7. HENRY JAMES; 8. ART AND WAR; 9. GEORGE HERBERT; 10. CÉZANNE; 11. THE ""PRELUDE"" IN WARTIME; 12. BOSCH AND DALI; 13. THE PARADOX OF ANARCHISM; 14. HAVELOCK ELLIS; 15. THE FAILURE OF THE WAR BOOKS; 16. WILLIAM MORRIS; 17. BEN NICHOLSON; 18. ENGLISH PROSE; 19. HENRI ROUSSEAU; 20. THE FACULTY OF ABSTRACTION; 21. THE LAST OF THE BOHEMIANS

22. ART AND AUTARKY23. COLERIDGE; 24. VULGARITY; 25. SHELLEY; 26. PROBLEMS OF PRIMITIVE ART; 27. MILTON; 28. SICKERT; 29. FILM ÆSTHETIC; 30. JAMES JOYCE; 31. THE LANGUAGE OF THE EYE; 32. NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE; 33. GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS; 34. THE POETRY AND PROSE OF PAINTING; 35. DOCTOR FAUSTUS; 36. TOULOUSE-LAUTREC; 37. WORDSWORTH'S REMORSE; 38. REALISM AND SUPERREALISM; 39. A FURTHER NOTE ON SUPERREALISM; 40. GEORGE SAINTSBURY; 41. MAX LIEBERMANN; 42. ART AND ETHICS; 43. THE



LATER YEATS; 44. SOCIALIST REALISM; 45. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF WILLIAM JAMES; 46. THE POET AND THE FILM

47. THE MESSAGE OF RUSKIN48. ETRUSCAN ART; 49. WALTER DE LA MARE; 50. JEAN HÉLION; 51. KIERKEGAARD; 52. INDIAN ART; 53. THE ARCHITECT'S PLACE IN A MODERN SOCIETY; 54. D. H. LAWRENCE; 55. MODERN CHINESE PAINTING; 56. WALTER BAGEHOT; 57. THE TRIUMPH OF PICASSO; 58. THE INTERNATIONAL SITUATION IN AMERICAN FICTION; 59. ROGER FRY; 60. RAPHAEL; 61. T. E. HULME; 62. SEURAT'S ""LA BAIGNADE""; 63. STENDHAL; 64. GEORGES ROUAULT; 65. A COMMUNITY OF INDIVIDUALS; 66. PICASSO'S ""GUERNICA""; 67. MACHINE ÆSTHETIC; 68. ANDRÉ GIDE; 69. THE DUALITY OF LEONARDO; 70. THE ""AREOPAGITICA""; 71. ENVOY; NOTES

Sommario/riassunto

<P>This book, first published in 1947, is collection of critical essays by Herbert Read that had not been previously published in book form. The essays cover several different subject areas, including literature, art, architecture, and film, from a span of twenty years. This title will be of interest to a variety of readers. </P>