A holistic approach to evaluating the performance of consolidants on sandstone

Thesis

Sandstone, one of the most ubiquitous building materials around the globe and across time presents a complex range of characteristics and responses to environmental and physical erosion over time. The range of sandstone sub-types that have been used for structure and decorative carving through history was highly variable but is diminishing as a resource as more and more quarry sites are worked out or closed. This process has led to the use of ‘replacement’ stones in conservation work which...

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Authors: Grove, R

• DOI: 10.5287/ora-r8qxxgbmx
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: Sandstone; Heritage; Heritage Science; Consolidant
• Subjects: Heritage Science