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Advancing State Historic Preservation Office Geographic Information Systems in the Western United States (1999-08)

Advancing State Historic Preservation Office Geographic Information Systems in the Western United States (1999-08)

by NCPTT

This report outlines the efforts of the SHPO offices of New Mexico and Wyoming to implement a common cultural resource database design.

Elimination of Subterranean Termite Populations from the Statue of Liberty (1999-11)

Elimination of Subterranean Termite Populations from the Statue of Liberty (1999-11)

by NCPTT

Infestation by the eastern subterranean termite, Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar), was found throughout the two ground floors of the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty National Monument.

Draft Code for Historic Buildings (2002-01)

Draft Code for Historic Buildings (2002-01)

by NCPTT

This document features a comprehensive historic building code, the first of its kind in the nation.

Directory of Analytical and Materials Testing Services for Historic Preservation (1998-06)

Directory of Analytical and Materials Testing Services for Historic Preservation (1998-06)

by NCPTT

There are only a handful of laboratories specialized in, and dedicated to, the study and analysis of cultural property.

Digital Photography: Recording, Preserving and Disseminating Archaeological Data (1999-18)

Digital Photography: Recording, Preserving and Disseminating Archaeological Data (1999-18)

by NCPTT

The resulting images constitute a database for three-dimensional modeling and analysis, museum exhibits, video production, and broadcast journalism.

Digital Image Analysis of Petrographic Thin Sections in Conservation Research (2004-01)

Digital Image Analysis of Petrographic Thin Sections in Conservation Research (2004-01)

by NCPTT

Traditional thin-section analysis techniques such as tedious manual point counting are time consuming and require numerous measures. The use of visual estimation charts produce results of questionable accuracy.

Advances in Digital Radioscopy for Use in Historic Preservation (2007-05)

Advances in Digital Radioscopy for Use in Historic Preservation (2007-05)

by NCPTT

n the interest of saving as much historic fabric as possible and not altering or scarring historic materials as a result of investigative probes, architectural conservators look to nondestructive testing methods for the evaluation and identification of materials, conditions and alterations made to structures over time. As the answers [...]

Development of Nonlinear Documentation Strategies for Incorporating Computerized Solid Modeling in Historical Building Survey (1999-04)

Development of Nonlinear Documentation Strategies for Incorporating Computerized Solid Modeling in Historical Building Survey (1999-04)

by NCPTT

Documentation is central to every preservation project whether it involves recording the presence of a structure about to be lost or preparing evidence for restoring or maintaining existing structures.

Development of High-Resolution, Digital, Color and Infrared Photographic Methods for Preserving Imagery on Hopewellian Copper Artifacts (2000-22)

Development of High-Resolution, Digital, Color and Infrared Photographic Methods for Preserving Imagery on Hopewellian Copper Artifacts (2000-22)

by NCPTT

Prehistoric Hopewellian peoples of Ohio (ca. 150 B.C. – A.D. 400) produced fine geometric and representational art that played central roles in their social organization and religious practices.

Development of a Prototypical Historic Fire Risk Index to Evaluate Fire Safety in Historic Buildings (1998-08)

Development of a Prototypical Historic Fire Risk Index to Evaluate Fire Safety in Historic Buildings (1998-08)

by NCPTT

The difficulty of imposing building and fire codes on historic buildings has been a subject of wide spread concern in recent decades.

Development and Testing of Organic Coatings for the Protection of Outdoor Bronze Sculpture from Air-Pollutant Enhanced Corrosion, III (2002-18)

Development and Testing of Organic Coatings for the Protection of Outdoor Bronze Sculpture from Air-Pollutant Enhanced Corrosion, III (2002-18)

by NCPTT

Phase 3 research interpreted test results, and developed a test protocol for analyzed coatings for treatments.

Development and Testing of Organic Coatings for the Protection of Outdoor Bronze Sculpture from Air-Pollutant Enhanced Corrosion, I (2001-09)

Development and Testing of Organic Coatings for the Protection of Outdoor Bronze Sculpture from Air-Pollutant Enhanced Corrosion, I (2001-09)

by NCPTT

Phase 1 of this project used electrochemical characterization methods to evaluate coatings’ corrosion protective performance under conditions that directly emulated exposure to polluted atmospheres.

Development and Implication of a Low-Cost Photographic Data Archival System for Artifact Inventory (1996-05)

Development and Implication of a Low-Cost Photographic Data Archival System for Artifact Inventory (1996-05)

by NCPTT

This report discusses the feasibility and processes necessary to utilize photogrammetric techniques and photogrammetric software in order to be able to gather metric data from softcopy three-dimensional images.

Deterioration and Preservation of Porous Stone Chapel, Monterey, California (1996-04)

Deterioration and Preservation of Porous Stone Chapel, Monterey, California (1996-04)

by NCPTT

Visual inspection of the Chapel indicated that lateral movements, meteoric and ground water, and soluble salts are the main causes of deterioration of the Chapel’s facade and walls.

Description and Analysis of NAPAP Briquette Surface Chemistry Files (1998-30)

Description and Analysis of NAPAP Briquette Surface Chemistry Files (1998-30)

by NCPTT

NAPAP researchers exposed limestone and marble briquettes to weathering for months to years at several different sites. They sampled the briquettes and analyzed multiple layers for anion content.

Culture Shock: Fire Protection for Historic and Cultural Property (1995-01)

Culture Shock: Fire Protection for Historic and Cultural Property (1995-01)

by NCPTT

Boston University produced this training video to raise awareness of fire risks to cultural properties and to provide technical information about fire detection and suppression systems including sprinklers, gaseous agents, and water mist.

Cost Benefit Analysis of Bridge Degradation (1995-15)

Cost Benefit Analysis of Bridge Degradation (1995-15)

by NCPTT

The economic impacts of regional emissions reductions on facilities and materials is difficult to assess. This report documents two approaches to doing for painted steel bridges.

Coordinate Measurement of Ships and Smallcraft (1999-06)

Coordinate Measurement of Ships and Smallcraft (1999-06)

by NCPTT

This manual is meant to help the operator through the measurement of watercraft using the Sokkia total station. The vessels to be measured can vary in size from small boats to full sized ships.

Control of Subterranean Termite Populations at San Cristobal and El Morro, San Juan National Historic Site (2003-01)

Control of Subterranean Termite Populations at San Cristobal and El Morro, San Juan National Historic Site (2003-01)

by NCPTT

This publication studies three monitoring systems and efforts to eliminate termites at San Cristobal and El Morro of the San Juan National Historical Site in Puerto Rico.

Control of Formosan Subterranean Termite Infestations Using Baits Containing an Insect Growth Regulator (2002-21)

Control of Formosan Subterranean Termite Infestations Using Baits Containing an Insect Growth Regulator (2002-21)

by NCPTT

Baits containing an insect growth regulator, hexaflumuron, were used in the historic Presbytere and the Creole House of the Cabildo, in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, to control infestations of the Formosan subterranean termite, Coptotermes Formosanus Shiraki.

 
 

 
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