Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Masonry Structures

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop and review features of masonry rehabilitation. It is designed to familiarize the reader with some solutions to maintain old masonry building as well as provide further outlines for special consideration of rehabilitating these types of buildings. It is presented the main indications for masonry units' deterioration may be in need of maintenance or repair. Then it is accentuated the processes of removing deteriorated mortar from joints and replacing it with new mortar and masonry unit replacement. Also it is outlined the basic processes for conservation treatments of historical places, which may involve Preservation, Rehabilitation, Restoration, or a combination of these actions or processes. The case study is organized to give a background of an archeological building, the general description of the problems, the new design according to nowadays use and a review of the solutions used to accomplish the rehabilitation. In which concluded that maintenance and rehabilitation for masonry buildings is a unique process and a complex for historical and archeological ones