Volcanic Rock Mechanics: Rock Mechanics and Geo-engineering in Volcanic Environments

 Content: Preface  Organization  Session 1  Keynote lecture - Bulk and surface properties in stone conservation  Technical papers - Influence of measuring conditions on roughness parameters of ornamental rocks - Natural and artificial micro-cracking in limestone: A model of response to freezing-thawing - Digital image processing techniques as a tool for evaluating and mapping patinas  on granite monuments - Water-rock interaction and its effect on the weathering of Yungang grottoes - Latvian dolomite - stone in art and architecture - Weathering and consolidation of grottoes along the Silk Road of China - Bowing of marble slabs: An integrated measurement system to monitor and predict  the facade weathering - Monitoring of water absorption in sedimentary rocks by X-ray computer tomography - Characteristics and morphology of weathering crusts on porous limestone, the role of  climate and air pollution - Some aspects of degradability of argillaceous rocks - Analysis of weathering and internal texture on the engineering properties of granites - Geological environment and engineering characteristics of Jiaohe  Session 2  Keynote lecture - Interventions in foundations, applicable techniques and pathology   Technical papers - Characterisation and conservation of vesicular basalt materials of bronze age Nuraghi (Sardinia) - Volcanic rocks (middle and early Miocene) in Sardinian bronze age constructions. - The ignimbrites of Su Monte temple in Sorradile  - Application of different techniques for the construction of basement levels in singular buildings  - Reinforcement of the Puente de Toledo and Puente de Segovia bridges during the works on the M-30 motorway, Madrid  - The crossing of the Canal Imperial de Aragon with the Ronda de la Hispanidad in Zaragoza - Reinforcement of the foundations of the west wing of the Barcelona Clinic Hospital - The restoration of San Pedro cliff at the Alhambra, an example of the preservation of historic sites - Mechanical analysis of weakness planes and durability of cladding stone used in monuments and singular buildings  - Rock mechanics tests in the church of the Serra do Pilar monastery - Excavation of a building located in the historical old town of Valladolid Geological patterns in the collapse of certain rock sanctuaries of Spain  - Consolidation treatment for the Roman Bridge in Cordoba  - Stabilization and consolidation of Mogao Grottoes in China  Author index