fall 2007
ARC 385T:
Materials Conservation: Field Methods
Instructor:
Fran Gale
This course provides an introduction to architectural materials conservation, focusing on on-site examination and testing of historic buildings. Lecture topics will include traditional building materials and systems, deterioration phenomena and resulting conditions. A variety of investigative techniques, including nondestructive evaluation methods will be discussed.
Site work will focus on the historic buildings on the University of Texas campus. Working in teams, students will conduct research on the construction materials and methods of these historic buildings and survey their existing conditions. Each team will share their work in classroom presentations.