Sunshine: the worst enemy of wooden façades

Kaila, Panu (1987) Sunshine: the worst enemy of wooden façades. In: Old cultures in new worlds. 8th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium. Programme report - Compte rendu. US/ICOMOS, Washington, p. 333-338. [Chapitre de livres]

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The deterioration of wooden façades facing southwards is mainly due sunshine. Intense sunlight, both the ultraviolet and the visible section of the spectrum, deteriorates wood through a physico-chemical process called photo-oxidation. The presence of humidity is also essential. Discolouration of wood is the first effect

Type:	Chapitre de livres
Auteurs:	Auteurs E-mail Kaila, Panu NON SPECIFIÉ
Langues:	English
Mots-clés libres:	wooden façades; deterioration; sunshine; weathering; wooden architecture; defibration; cracking; discolouration
Sujets:	C. ARCHITECTURE > 04. Matériaux de construction G. DEGRADATION > 02. Facteur de dégradation G. DEGRADATION > 04. Effets de la dégradation
Collections spéciales:	Scientific Symposium (ICOMOS General Assemblies)
Volume de la collection spéciale:	1987, 8th
Déposé par:	Jose Garcia
Date de dépôt:	28 janvier 2011 11:39
Dernière modification:	28 janvier 2011 11:39
URI:	https://openarchive.icomos.org/id/eprint/718

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