GA851 Building Stone in Architecture

Faculty of Science
Spring 2003
Extent and Intensity
2/1. 3 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Miroslava Gregerová, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Miroslava Gregerová, CSc.
Prerequisites
Passing subjects Petrology I and II and Microscopy of minerals and rocks. Students obtain essential knowledge about stone materials used in construction, in order that the students should develop a good appreciation of the factors relating to the use of these materials and the problems associated with them especially in historical structures.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Subject inform students about formation of rocks, their chemical and mineral composition, structure and texture in relation to their physical properties and durability in specific environments. These factors affect their application in the structure. Care of historical monuments (structural and artistic - sculptural) becomes interdisciplinary. Therefore subject joints information of many branches (history, petrography, mineralogy, chemistry, physics, biology, civil engineering, architecture) and form new comprehensive view on building and ornamental stones (rocks) and their application.
Syllabus
  • 1) Definition and classification of essential terms - building stone, ornamental rock, precious stone. 2) Short overview of history of application of building and ornamental stone (since primeval times up to now) 3) Extraction and re-working of natural stone. Tradition, significance and range (focused on Europe and Czech republic). 4) Stone masons mineral resources - rocks (petrographical, physical and chemical properties e.g. colour, structure, microstructure, polishability, aesthetic properties etc.). 5) Methods of testing of rocks (physical and chemical properties). 6) Overview of individual types of building and ornamental stones and their occurrences in the Europe, Czech republic with special attention to territory of Moravia and Silesia. 7) Stone masons products. Stone constructions. Material analysis. Choice of suitable stone and re-working method. Stone business and relations between customer and reseller. Ensuring of requested quality. 8) Stone in architecture (interior, exterior). Property requirements according to application (Standards used in European countries). 9) Degradation of building and ornamental stone (alterations in time, weathering of rocks, factors of weathering). 10) Methods of maintenance, remediation and conservation of stone historical monuments. Preventive protection against to degradation factors, graffiti etc. 11) Copies of natural stone - artificial stone - properties and application. 12) Future of natural stone in the process of remediation of historical structures and sculptures -Case study - Charles Bridge.
Literature
  • Smith M.R. (1999): Stone: Building stone, rock fill and armourstone in construction. Published by Geological Society, Eng. Geol. Special publication No.:16, London.
  • Winkler E. M. (1994): Stone in Architecture. Springer-Verlag. Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Barcelona, Budapest.
  • RYBAŘÍK, Václav. Ušlechtilé stavební a sochařské kameny České republiky. 1. vyd. Hořice v Podkrkonoší: Nadace Střední průmyslové školy kamenické a sochařské, 1994, 218 s. ISBN 80-900041-5-6. info
  • SYROVÝ, Bohuslav. Architektura - svědectví dob : přehled vývoje stavitelství a architektury. Praha: SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1987. info
  • SYROVÝ, Bohuslav. Studijní slovníček architektonický. Praha: Státní nakladatelství technické literatury, 1954, 365 s. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Přednášky a praktická cvičení. Předmět je ukončen kolokviem.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught once in two years.
Information on the per-term frequency of the course: Výuka bude probíhat v jarním semestru 2002/2003.
The course is taught: every week.
General note: Výuka bude probíhat v jarním semestru 2001/2002.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2005, Spring 2007.
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