Introduction & Brief History of Brickwork.
A brick is essentially a modular unit of fired or dried clay which has evolved as a building material throughout the centuries. The earliest bricks were simply cut from a thin slab of clay with straw reinforcement and then sun-dried. Subsequently, the Romans used wooden frames as moulds to make their bricks and fired them afterwards. Later again, circa the 1100’s bricks were produced using ‘pallet moulding’ and ‘slop moulding methods’. This was a method whereby timber moulds held the clay and any surplus clay was cut off. The timber mould technique remains the method for hand-made bricks today.
Later on, industrial techniques allowed for mass-production, forcing the clay into multiple moulds, and on to pallets or by using extruding machines which formed a length 10 or so bricks long and cut with wire before firing. Modem bricks have holes through the centre to reduce drying, and firing and handling costs.
This evolution of the manufacturing of bricks throughout history has implications on the appearance, function and performance of the material in the buildings they are used in. The first step to act in the conservation of any brickwork is to determine what type of brick is used. This is achieved through the examining of the form, size and evidence of manufacturing methods used. This information can then be checked against pre-existing publications that aid in the identifying of brickwork.
Once the brick has been identified, appropriate techniques can be determined for the repair of any defects within conservation guidelines. This report goes on to explore the properties of brick, repair and conservation methods available and finally the philosophical issues surrounding repair and cons...
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...uld be removing the patina and the aesthetics of ageing of the structure. By doing this you are going down the route of restoration rather than conservation. Also, in the majority of cases this would not come under the principle of ‘minimal intervention’ as cleaning is not fundamental to the preservation of the building.
Another questionable intervention would be the imitation of patina that can be acquired through soot and mud. This is going against a number of ethics and principles in that the patina is not authentic and the intervention would not be legible but instead would blend in with the rest of the building, leaving question marks over what has been repaired or replaced.
Brick in itself seems to be an excellent material to withstand the passage of time once preventative maintenance work is done periodically. More specifically, repointing and crack repair.
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...buildings they make. Those walls hold stories that are unique and they cannot be repeated. Taking care of those buildings helps humans to preserve the lives and stories of the people who lived in them earlier.
The cobblestone house is one of the most identifiable structures in Western New York. These houses date back to the early 1800’s when many of the towns that people in the Rochester area live in were being founded. When driving down many of the streets you can find these houses scattered on the left and the right. They are marvelous to look at and are also strange because they are some of the only houses in the area to be built out of stones, not lumber.
The preservation of modern architecture itself challenges some of the fundamental concepts of preservation of historic buildings. As the time scale of buildings shrink, these challenges need to be addressed taking into consideration the burgeoning new modes and materials of construction.
...e shaped and given a smooth finish by rubbing rock on rock, an abrasive. For gouging and digging, artists used a drill tipped with extremely hard stone and a mounted by a rod weighted down with bags of small stones and rotated by a handle. This method required immense amounts of dexterity and patience.
faced in restoration projects. Are these bills necessary or is there a better solution that politicians are overlooking?
Today the Pyramids of Giza continue to be a mystery to researchers and admirers of ancient Egyptian architecture. One of these great pyramids, Cheops, is among the Seven Wonders of the World and is renowned for its geometric eccentricities. They were built around 4500 years ago and are located on the western bank of the Nile River in Al-Jizah, Egypt. These buildings took on original construction that was sought after an Egyptian sophistication of a concept called a “mastaba.” A mastaba is a term that means “platform.” These platforms were built over royal tombs and eventually acquired numerous additions. Several stacked mastabas were incorporated together and tapered to form the pyramid shape. It is believed that this process took place over a 20 year time span. To begin, once the construction site was cleared and prepared, the blocks were transported into place. These blocks however, were made of stone and weigh around 2 tons each. Without the equipment and technology that we have today, one may ponder on how these massive building blocks were transported and set into place. There are several theories describing methods that may have been used such as ramps and counterweights.
Some unfortunate souls who are brought down from upper hell will argue that this renovation is an unnecessary cost to the kingdom, or that it is too similar to the first sub-circle of violence. Nevertheless it is necessary. Daily, racists are escaping their just due. It is time
Once Upon a Time, there were three bricks. They all attended a Wizarding School. One was named Joe. he was smart, funny, and the oldest out of the other two... But only by a little bit. The next one Jimmy. He was the second oldest. he was smart and the best at Magic out of the three wizard. Jeff was the youngest out of the three she was the best behaved. it was there last year of ocean school for wizards and witches.
Archeologists suggest that the large stones used in building the pyramids were transported by rolling them over logs or a wet, slippery, clay surface. These methods may have been effective in moving the blocks close to the building site, but do not explain how the massive bricks, weighing as much as a Ford F250 truck, were lifted on top of each other.
It may not be that hard to shape the red-orange Attic clay on the potter’s wheel into a shape, but you had to be patient and have precise timing. One interesting thing about pottery back then is that you would make the piece in sections so the foot, lower and upper body, neck, and handles (if needed) would be made separately then joined together with a ‘slip’ to be put back on the potter’s wheel to make sure that the join parts would look smooth as if it was always in one piece. The pottery would then b...
To begin this discussion, it is crucial to understand what exactly art conservation and restoration is and what it entails. Art Conservation/Restoration can be defined as an array of professions dedicated to “approaching every painting (or artwork) conservatively in that only what needs attention is addressed and nothing excessive is ever performed, all of the materials used are modern…” . This is the process of careful examination, documentation, and attention and treatment of a weakening art object due to age, neglect, and utilization. These objects can range from paintings to architecture to any number of things.
The usage of concrete was explored by the Early Christian and Roman architects but fell out of use throughout the Middle Ages and Renaissance period. The material was only fully explored again in the later half of the 19th century but only for mundane purposes where the material was cheap, easy to work with, and versatile, but most importantly it’s fireproof characteristic. In 1870, the idea of reinforcing the concrete was born; steel rods were to be inserted to increase its strength. Taking this principle, Ernest Ransome (America) and Francois Hennebique (France) both developed frame systems. From this, open plan workspaces with large windows were created and it was proved to be well accommodated where fire had previously been a danger. Hennebique’s system used slim vertical posts, thin parallel beams on brackets and floor slabs; this resulted somewhat like a timber frame. Concrete was one of the most flexible materials and one with a least determining form. Concrete relied on its mould and the intelligence of its designer to give it aesthetic qualities for one to appreciate it. This became much more obvious when the architects of the last 19th century attempted to discover a style based on this material.
The pieces of puddle iron were later brought to the construction site and held together using rivets.3
The major finishing works that could be applied on the external wall are: painting and decorating such as paints, wood stains, vanishes and oils; external rendering such as smooth or wood-float finish, scrapped-finish, textured finish, pebbledash finish, roughcast finish and machine applied finish.