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BL
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761168
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b581143
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L G W G W Verhoef
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| Title & Author
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Soiling and Cleaning of Building Facades.\ L G W G W Verhoef
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| Publication Statement
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Hoboken : Spon Press, 2012
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(197 pages)
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| ISBN
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0203626737
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: 9780203626733
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| Contents
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Front Cover; Soiling and Cleaning of Building Facades; Copyright Page; Contents; Members of Technical Committee 62; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The skin of the façade; 1.1 The skin of concrete; 1.2 The skin of stones and bricks; 1.3 The skin of wood; 1.4 The skin of glass; 1.5 The skin of plastic building components; 1.6 The skin of metals; 2. Changes in the appearance of the skin of the façade; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Changes caused by atmospheric constituents; 2.3 Changes of aspects of façades due to particular substancespresent in building materials. 2.4 Façade alterations caused by adjacent and additional materials2.5 Changes by soiling; 3. Non-biological soiling; 3.1 Airborne particulate matter and its measurement relevantto the soiling of façades; 3.2 Transference of atmospheric pollution to the façade; 3.3 Attachment of particles to the façade; 3.4 Rainfall run-off; 4. Biological soiling; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Viable particles in the air; 4.3 Conditions for microorganism development; 4.4 Effects of microorganisms on substrates; 5. Cleaning of soiled facades; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Some physical principles of cleaning. 5.3 Cleaning methods5.4 Problems involved in the treatment of soiling of biologicalorigin; 6. Recommendations for design of building facades; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The situation (location); 6.3 Façade material; 6.4 The profiling of the form and the detailing of buildings; Appendix 1: The sandblast test as a method to judge the propertiesof the surface; Appendix 2: Test results of the 'soft' sandblast method; Appendix 3: A method for determining the soiling capacity of air; Appendix 4: Test results of the reflectance measurements; Appendix 5: Test methods on biological soiling. Appendix 6: Outdoor exposure tests of atmospheric soilingAppendix 7: Water absorption test; Index.
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The report of a comprehensive investigation by RILEM which examines all aspects of the cleaning of facades, subject to soiling by both biological and non-biological agencies. The contributors are international authorities working in this field giving essential advice to all those who need to know how to approach the problems connected with the soiling and cleaning of building facades.
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| Subject
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Building materials -- Cleaning.
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Exterior walls -- Cleaning.
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Weathering of buildings.
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TH2235.L494 2012
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L G W G W Verhoef
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