Addenda
Incl. program., list of participants, list of historic monuments in concrete, bibl.
Mots-clés
modern architecture / concrete architecture / reinforced concrete / conservation / restoration / cement / steel / architecture / case studies / history of architecture / 20th century / architectural heritage / building materials / building techniques / structures of buildings / deterioration / rehabilitation / strength of materials / strengthening / architectural ensembles / conservation of historic monuments / conservation of materials / properties of materials / analysis of materials / materials testing / causes of deterioration / effects of deterioration / investigations / diagnosis / historical surveys / conservation techniques
Monuments et sites
Church of Notre-Dame de Royans, Charente-Maritime region, France / Church of Le Raincy, Ile-de-France region, France / Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret, Brittany region, France / Villa La Casamaures, Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux, Rhône-Alpes region, France
Résumé en anglais
Proceedings of the symposium held in Le Havre, France, 5-7 December 1996. The development of reinforced concrete, from its origins until 1940 in particular, is presented throught the analysis. Then the problems of definition this material faced, in terms of aesthetic point of view, are treated. Its added-value to the French and Czech architectures in the twenties, in artists villas, historic monuments is also covered by the study. However, the reinforced concrete is subject to changes in its composition, and pathologies even arise, hereby analyzed by architects. In addition, the proceedings comprise an overview of the evolution of steel inside reinforced concrete, along with some conservation issues of damaged reinforced concrete have been mentioned.