Saving the Fort Selden ruins
The use of a composite blend of chemicals to stabilize fragile historic adobe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20499604 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles Selwitz (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 109-116 |
| Publication date | 1995-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Conservation and Management of Archaeological Sites (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-5033 • E-ISSN: 1753-5522 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/135050395793137108 |
| OpenAlex | W2084904842 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
A four-step process for the stabilization of fragile, exposed historic adobe structures has been developed. The structures are first stabilized by consolidation with an alkoxysilane. Protection for the tops of walls is provided by capping with mud made with an acrylic polymer emulsion instead of water. A similar modified mud is then sprayed over the entire structure to provide a veneer that does not significantly change the appearance of the wall surface. Finally, when dry, this is covered with a polysiloxane water repellent. Small test sections of walls of the adobe ruins at Fort Selden, New Mexico, USA, were subjected to various treatment combinations. After two winters, it was found that the four-step procedure gave the best results
Adobe · Civil engineering · Composite material · Composite number · Emulsion · Veneer · Water repellent · Building materials and conservation · Chemical Engineering · Conservation Techniques and Studies · Engineering · Hygrothermal properties of building materials · Materials Science
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2003 - 2003 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |