Notice catalographique « Degradation and conservation of granitic rocks in monuments : proceedings of the EC Workshop held in Santiago de Compostela, Spain on 28-30 November 1994 »

Contents:

Summary of Project STEP-CT-90-0101, Granitic materials and historical monuments: study of the factors and mechanisms of weathering and application to historical heritage conservation
M. A. Vicente

Granitic facies originated by palaeoweathering processes. The quarries of Avila (Spain)
E. Molina et al.

Chemical analysis of granites from quarries and monuments
M.Vargas et al.

Behaviour of granitic materials under a non-polluted semiarid climate (Avila cathedral, Spain)
J Garcia-Talegon et al.

Identification of two alteration microsystems chemical and physical, causing granite and kersantite degradation in Brittany (France)
M. Robert et al.

Petrophysical investigations on the origin of scaling of a microgranular magmatic rock associated to granite in monuments from Brittany (France)
P. Bromblet et al.

FT-IR Microspectroscopy and grazing-incidence X-ray diffraction study on granites
M.C. Jiménez de Haro et al.

Behaviour of three different types of granite under forced alteration
R. Trujillano et al.

Biological factors in the weathering of historical monuments in granite (Brittany - France)
L. Galsomies et al.

Impact of nitrogen pollution on granitic historical monuments in Brittan (France), Methodology of a statistical study
L. Cadot-Leroux et al.

Salt systems on granitic monuments (Braga - NW Portugal)
C. Alves et al.

Presence of calcium monochloro-aluminate and ettringite in the original masonry core mortar of a granitic monument. Relation with the granular disintegration of the ashlars
E. Bernabé et al.

Characterization of black crusts and thin black layers in granitic monuments: the role of air pollution
A. Begonha et al.

Industrial and urban pollution impact in portuguese granitic monuments: comparative study between two regions
M. A. Sequeira Braga et al.

Characterization of barium sulphate, titanium oxides and particulate carbon in the surface layers of granite monuments
J.L. Pérez Rodriguez et al.

Study of the porous network of granites from Avila and its modification: by ethyl silicate treatment
A.C. Inigo et al.

Influence of consolidation and hydrofugation treatments on the physical properties of Avila natural and artificially aged granites; a statistical approach
A.C. Inigo et al.

Monitored system for determining energy flows in granites under a continental climate
A.C. Inigo et al.

Summary report Project STEP CT90-0110, Conservation of granitic rocks with application to the megalithic monuments
J. Delgado Rodrigues

Influence of inherited features in the decay behaviour of granite stones
J. Delgado Rodrigues et al.

Study of the granite crack network by means of digital image processing
J. Ordaz et al.

Contributions to the physical characterization of granitic rocks
R.N. Rosa

Contributions to the characterization of the fissure network in granitic rocks
R.N. Rosa

3D Characterization of fissures in granites under confocal laser scanning microscopy
M. Montoto et al.

A comparison of the mechanisms of plaque formation and sand disintegration in granite in historical buildings
B. Silva et al.

Tomography of the axeitos megalith (La Coruna, Spain): practical procedures and instrumentation
L. Valdeon et al.

Non-destructive tests in stone conservation: tomography of the axcitos (La Coruna, Spain) megalith
M. Montoto et al.

Non-destructive X-ray fluorescence analysis of heavy metals in lichens using synchrotron radiation
O. Figueiredo et al.

Ecological characteristics of lichens colonizing granite monuments in Galicia (northwest Spain)
B. Prieto et al.

The role of lichens in the weathering of granitic buildings
M. Del Monte et al.

Soiling of urban granite 1: microfabrics and mineralogical aspects
N. Schiavon

Soiling of urban granite 2: chemical analyses of dark surficial patinas
N. Schiavon et al.

Use of water absorption characteristics for the study of stone treatments
J. Delgado Rodrigues et al.

Assessment of colour changes due to treatment products in
heterochromatic stones
D. Costa et al.

Spatial distribution of consolidants in granite stones
J. Delgado Rodrigues et al.

Superficial protection of granite face to saline spray
R. M. Esbert et al.

Assessmesçt of the eff~cacy of consolidaats in grazites
J. Delgado Rodrigues et al.

Assessment of the harmfulness of consolidants in granites
J. Delgado Rodrigues et al.

Behaviour of consolidated granites under ageing tests
J. Delgado Rodrigues et al.

Effectiveness of biocide treatments on granite
B. Prieto et al.

The Dombate dolmen: a case study on the development of conservation techniques for megalithic monuments
B. M. Silva et al.

Granitic rocks in the historic buildings of Turin (Piedmont, Italy)
L. Fiora et al.

Characterization and experimental alteration of two mica granites from the Parga-Friol region (NW SPAIN)
T. Taboada et al.

Granite discontinuities and resistant parameters
J. A. Gonzalez Taboada et al.

Patina, microstromatolites and black spots as related to biodeterioration processes of granite
K. Sterflinger et al.

ROCCELLA PHYCOPSIS Ach.: Colonization and weathering processes on granite
X. Arino et al.

Endolithic cyanobacteria in cleaned granite and their role in decay
E. Bell et al.

Study of the weathering processes of granitic micaceous minerals by lichen activity
C. Ascaso et al.

Epilithic ficoflora on two monuments of historic-artistic interest from Galicia (N.W. Spain)
A. Noguerol Seonane et al.

Petrographic examinations of cleaning methods for granite
S. Pavia Santamaria et al.

Investigations on the soiling and cleaning of some scottish granites
M.E. Young et al.

Effects of consolidates and water repellents on the colour of the granite rock of the aqueduct of Segovia (Spain)
R. Fort Gonzalez

The need for a research project into the cleaning of granite buildings

• Granite
• Monuments - Conservation and restoration
• Monuments - Conservation et restauration