Soils and earthen building materials used for the Buddhist Temple Complex

0444016 - ÚTAM 2017 RIV US eng J - Článek v odborném periodiku
Slížková, Zuzana - Gruber, M. - Herbstová, Vladislava - Frankeová, Dita - Wimmer-Frey, I. - Drdácký, Miloš
Soils and earthen building materials used for the Buddhist Temple Complex.
International Journal of Architectural Heritage. Roč. 10, č. 4 (2016), s. 406-417. ISSN 1558-3058. E-ISSN 1558-3066
Grant CEP: GA ČR(CZ) GBP105/12/G059; GA MŠMT(CZ) LO1219
Klíčová slova: adobe * conservation * earth * mineralogical composition * mortar * soil * temple * texture
Kód oboru RIV: AL - Umění, architektura, kulturní dědictví
Impakt faktor: 1.053, rok: 2016
https://doi.org/10.1080/15583058.2014.991460

The paper presents a comprehensive study of the local soils and historic earthen building materials used in Nako temple complex in Western Himalayas. On-site and laboratory investigations followed a holistic approach to characterize materials and identify historic manufacturing formulas. The interdisciplinary and novel methodology used for analysis of the earthen building materials combine geological, chemical, mineralogical, geotechnical and mechanical approach. The results presented in this paper enable a better understanding of material culture and advance the study of damage and decay processes found in the temple buildings. In addition, a suitable conservation and preservation strategy is presented.
Trvalý link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0246628