Degradation processes and the methods of securing wall crests

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Published: 2018-01-09
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24358/Bud-Arch_17_164_14
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Maciej Trochonowicz

m.trochonowicz@pollub.pl

Department of Conservation of Built Heritage; Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture; Lublin University of Technology;
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7742-7916 (unauthenticated)
Bogusław Szmygin

szmygin@poczta.onet.pl

Department of Conservation of Built Heritage; Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture; Lublin University of Technology;
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0629-4495 (unauthenticated)

Abstract

The protection of historical ruins requires solution of doctrinal and technical problems. Technical problems concern above all preservation of walls, which are exposed to the influence of atmospheric factors. The problem that needs to be solved in any historic ruin is securing of wall crests. Form of protection of the wall crests depends on many factors, mainly technical features of the wall and architectural and conservatory vision. The following article presents three aspects important for protection of wall crests. Firstly, analysis of features of the wall as a structure, secondly the characteristics of destructive agents, thirdly forms of protection of wall crests. In the summary of the following article, advantages and disadvantages of each method of preservation of the wall crests were presented.

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historical ruin, wall crests degradation, securing of wall crests

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“Degradation processes and the methods of securing wall crests” (2018) Budownictwo i Architektura / Civil and Architectural Engineering, 16(4), pp. 209–233. doi:10.24358/Bud-Arch_17_164_14.