Impacts of anisotropy coefficient and porosity on the thermal conductivity and P-wave velocity of calcarenites used as building materials of historical monuments in Morocco

It is essential to study the porosity,thermal conductivity,and P-wave velocity of calcarenites,as well as the anisotropy coefficients of the thermal conductivity and P-wave velocity,for civil engineering,and conservation and restoration of historical monuments.This study focuses on measuring the thermal conductivity using the thermal conductivity scanning(TCS)technique and measuring the P-wave ve-locity using portable equipment.This was applied for some dry and saturated calcarenite samples in the horizontal and vertical directions(parallel and perpendicular to the bedding plane,respectively).The calcarenites were selected from some historical monuments in Morocco.These physical properties were measured in the laboratory to find a reliable relationship between all of these properties.As a result of the statistical analysis of the obtained data,excellent linear relationships were observed between the porosity and both the thermal conductivity and porosity.These relationships are characterized by relatively high coefficients of determination for the horizontal and vertical samples.Based on the thermal conductivity and P-wave velocity values in these two directions,the anisotropy coefficients of these two properties were calculated.The internal structure and the pore fabric of the calcarenite samples were delineated using scanning electron microscopy(SEM),while their chemical and mineral compositions were studied using the energy dispersive X-ray analysis(EDXA)and X-ray diffraction(XRD)techniques.

The Petrified Utopia： Monumental Propaganda, Architecture Parlante, and the Question about （De）Materialisation of Monuments

The article examines the idea of monumentality （following Evgeny Dobrenko＇s concept of ＂petrified utopia＂） in Polish Socialist literature especially by analyzing Lenin＇s ＂monumental propaganda＂ and its influence on literary thinking. Starting from some details about Lenin＇s vision and plan, the article will further present how the act of transposition of a monument into texts---the act of materialization monuments in literary signs--causes some kind of monumental spectrality or dematerialization and as a consequence, the disappearance of art in Rancieran sense in which the art disappears when it becomes transparent for itself. To prove this thesis, the article will analyze two main architectural examples： Tatlin＇s Monument to the Third International （as the great realization of Lenin＇s doctrine） and Polish Palace of Culture and Science which was the theme of many Polish Socialist poems. In conclusion, the article will also present some broader perspective of modem architectural utopias and their spectrality.

Weathering of Monuments at Jethawanaramaya Complex in North-Central,Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka has the richest archaeological sites in Asia. Jethawanarama Complex, one of the valuable sites in the country, is suffering from deterioration due to weathering. Monuments were built mainly from stones （granitic gneiss and marble） and clay bricks. The present study aimed to categorize weathering forms and interpret the recently-developing weathering processes. The growing of lichens on surfaces and the development of saline conditions are the major threats on the survival of monuments other than the typical weathering processes of tropical climates Morinite （NaCa2Al2[PO4）]2 [F,OH]5·2H2O） is identified as a weathering product of monuments and is generated from lichens.

Forms and Agents of Weathering in Monuments of Jethawanaramaya,Anuradhapura

Sri Lanka has the richest archaeological sites in Asia.Stone monuments and the stupa of Jethawanara, belonging to the 4th Century B.C.,represent a cultural heritage of outstanding universal value.All monuments built mainly from granitic gneiss and marble have undergone marked weathering damages. According to the definitions,weathering forms were identified and they were categorized into

GPR Applications for NDT Investigations on the Cultural Heritage Monumental Buildings of Florence (Italy)

Florence (Italy) is a worldwide well-known cultural historical city, with many outstanding monumental buildings visited every year by about 20M people, since 1982 the historical city center is under the UNESCO Patronage. Conservation of monumental buildings is subject to the principles of integrity and authenticity, in Italy recalled by the Ministry for Cultural Heritage 2011 rule, which defines the procedure for their seismic vulnerability evaluation. For that, the knowledge of the masonry structure is in need, and in lack of historical documentation on the design, only non destructive tests (NDT), or very low destructive tests, can be run on the masonry for acquiring this knowledge on its structure and consistence. For this purpose, we are largely using specific ground penetrating radar (GPR) technology, which is resulting highly performing in defining masonry structure and consistence. This paper summarizes selected case histories regarding the main Florentine historical monumental buildings: Palazzo Vecchio, Brunelleschi’s Cupola, Giotto’s Bell-Tower, and San Giovanni Baptistery. The correct interpretation of the GPR data requires knowledge about the masonry techniques of the age of construction, and local verification with micro drill-holes with video inspections, sonic and ultrasonic tests, in defining historical monumental buildings masonry structure and competence, static and dynamic behavior parameters and seismic vulnerability.

A Roman Funerary Monument From Sipovo

A newly discovered Roman funerary monument from ~ipovo mentions a Roman urban settlement in the municipium rank with the name not identified to date apart from the three initial letters--Bal. The deceased was both in military service as a centurion and in civil service as a decurion of the mentioned town. That it was a person of importance is indicated not only by the gravestone inscription but also by the relief depiction of the deceased, shown to be holding a volumen in his hand. Since the monument is chipped and damaged in the upper part, it can only be determined that it was a stela type funerary monument. The main goal of this work is to underline the importance of this monument as a great archaeological treaser, since it is the first written source from Roman period for the town with the three initial letters--Bal, as well as the source for further excavation and the researching of military units of the first word Nova. Two questions will stay open： when the settlement becomes municipium, and the full name of the town.

Zhao Tiancong——A MONUMENT TO ANTIMONY IN CHINA

Professor Zhao Tiancong is a famous specialist of our country in nonferrous merallurgy field and a doctoral teacher of Central South University of Technology. He has been devoting diligently his life to the development of the antimony metallurgy.

Spatial Layout Analysis of Monumental Landscape of Zhongshan Park in Beijing

The creation of monumental landscapes in urban parks is a materialized expression of human spiritual emotions, carrying the functions of triggering people's thinking, arousing inner emotions and spreading spiritual connotations such as regional culture. Scientific spatial layout and functional analysis of commemorative landscape is conducive to giving full play to the effect of commemorative landscape.Through field investigation and literature reading, the spatial layout, landscape elements and locality of the monumental theme landscape in Zhongshan Park in Beijing were comprehensively analyzed, showing that there is a close correspondence between spatial change and commemorative emotional ups and downs.

Agricultural Changes in Xinjiang in the Sixth Year of Guangxu s Reign from the Perspective of the Monument for Building Qarqi Canal

The Monument for Building Qarqi Canal was inscribed in the sixth year of Guangxu s reign in the Qing Dynasty(1880).This inscription made a detailed record of the event when the Qing army expelled the invading army of Mohammad Yaqub Beg,whenever the Qing army regained a place,it immediately started recruiting exiled people,restoring agriculture,building water conservancy and did other rehabilitation works.The army of the Qing Dynasty successively established rehabilitation bureaus in various parts of southern Xinjiang to be responsible for the rehabilitation works.These once again set off a climax in the development of water conservancy in multi-ethnic areas in Xinjiang,and laid the foundation for the rapid development of agricultural development and water conservancy in Xinjiang during the Guangxu s reign in the Qing Dynasty.

Preservation of Disaster Monuments for Tourism and Education in Mount Unzen

The territory of the Shimabara Peninsula could recover steadily from volcanic disasters associated with the eruption at Unzen during 1991-1995. The disasters and the recovery brought various lessons, related to responses to volcanic eruptions and hazards, support system for people impacted by the disasters and the method for socioeconomic recovery. After the eruption, education facilities to learn volcanic eruptions and disasters, such as the Mount Unzen Disaster Memorial Hall, were prepared, as well as scientific projects to clarify eruption mechanisms were carried out. Under these circumstances, holding two international conferences were invited. The 5th Cities on Volcanoes Conference and the 5th International UNESCO Conference on Geoparks were held in Shimabara in 2007 and 2012, respectively. Under these circumstances, holding two international conferences were invited. On the process that local people recovered from the disasters, the communities carried out disaster-prevention education and volcano tourism, utilizing the Mount Unzen Disaster Memorial Hall and the park of houses buried by mudflow deposits. The memorial hall archives valuable materials of the disasters and provides simulations of volcanic eruptions with the newest technology, by which visitors can learn about volcanic eruptions. Disaster remains, such as the memorial hall and park, are effective for visitors who did not experience volcanic disasters and are difficult to imagine the real volcanic hazard.

William Faulkner’s Monumental Historical Consciousness in The Sound and the Fury

Romanticism and conservatism are two important features of the Southerners and southern culture of America, which results in William Faulkner's monumental historical consciousness. This paper analyzes that historical consciousness from the angle of the three groups of characters in Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury and summarizes its significance.

The Vascular Vegetation Populating the Flora in Building Materials of Historic Monuments Cities of the West Central Region of Morocco

In the concern of the preservation of the main historic monuments of the cities of Rabat and Sale (Morocco), a botanical study was conducted in 2009. The prospecting of these monuments allowed raising an inventory of the flora populating their building materials, and it has proved that this flora is rich and diversified. Indeed, it consists of 171 adventitious species distributed in 46 botanical families. The most represented families are Asteraceae, Poaceae, Fabaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Geraniaceae, Brassicaceae and Lamiaceae. They supply, to them only 49.7% of the specific size. The annual therophytes and the dicotyledon are dominant with respectively 66.7% and 84.7% of the specific size. Nevertheless, the presence of more than 20 species of trees and perennials constitutes a serious danger for bulwarks walls, especially by the phenomenon of fissuring by the action of the huge roots of these vegetables. These vegetables fitting into are placed on joints or cracks fissures have a chemical action on stones by acids that they release, and also a mechanical action by the growth of roots inside cracks fissures. They remain one of these are one of the important biological factors of the degradation of historic monuments. It is to note that the bulwarks walls of the site of Chella (Roman ruins) present more floral diversity than the other canvassed monuments (91 species) that are 53% of the total size.

Monument Erected in Yan'an

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《威尼斯宪章》译注

《威尼斯宪章》发布至今已60周年,对20世纪后半叶及以后的各国遗产保护理念和政策法规制定产生了深远影响,是被广泛接受的遗产保护国际准则。该宪章最早用法文起草,其后译为英文,两者在个别条款上表述略有差异,现均被联合国教科文组织和国际古迹遗址理事会官网公布为官方版本。但宪章的中文译本自1986年正式发表以来,并未得到充分讨论和阐释,很多关于宪章的讨论和批评甚至是基于中译本用词的误导,因而妨碍了中文读者对《宪章》原有思想的深入理解。本文以英文版作为蓝本,用法文原版加以校勘,并参考已有中文译本,重新对《威尼斯宪章》进行了翻译。译文内容采用译校结合、译注结合的方式,对法、英版本的表述差异进行了标注,并对文中关键词句进行了详细注释,厘清其来源及演变,并与中文对应的名词术语对比,辨析其间的区别与联系,力图帮助中文读者从中文语境更准确把握原文的含义。

陈嘉庚与中华民族共同体建设——以近现代中国象征符号体系为中心

论文探讨了陈嘉庚在现代中国象征符号体系建构中的重要作用,特别是其在增强中华民族共同体意识层面的突出贡献。作为著名爱国华侨领袖,陈嘉庚在新中国成立前后积极参与并推动了国旗、纪念碑等象征符号的设计与建设。在国旗问题上,他反对国民党以党旗替代国旗,力主国旗改革,最终支持五星红旗成为新中国国旗,强化了国家认同和民族团结。与此同时,他参与人民英雄纪念碑设计,主持修建集美解放纪念碑,彰显了对新中国历史新纪元的纪念与宣示。此外,陈嘉庚还关心黄帝陵的修缮与保护工作,重视黄帝符号对中华民族的象征意义。陈嘉庚为推动构建新中国的象征符号系统,从而推动全体中华儿女对伟大祖国、中华民族、中华文化、中国共产党和社会主义的认同,为铸牢中华民族共同体意识做出了突出贡献。

大众众包技术在文物古迹数字化保护中的应用探讨

大数据分析表明,文物古迹数字化模型的在线传播和消费对文化遗产传承的影响显著,且趋势愈加明显。随着网络普及率的提高,数字化文化遗产在促进大众文化参与、丰富文化传承方式等方面发挥了积极作用。数字化模型的三维重建是一种非常普遍的文化遗产保护和存储方法,通过摄影测量技术,准确复制文化遗产对象的形态与色彩,进而实现其高质量的数字化重建。这种重建三维模型不需要设计师建模,考虑到摄影测量流程中的图像采集环节可以利用公众参与的力量,该文探讨了将大众众包技术应用于数字化文化遗产保护,建立众包共享平台的可行性,并提出了一种基于众包的图像采集方法,进一步阐明了大众众包技术在数字遗产领域的潜力。

南诏国的两个地震神话

南诏国(738—902)有两个地震神话传世:一为观音大士镇伏巨鳌,令其长眠不醒,但允其七十至九十春可醒片时。巨鳌醒时眨眼,仍会地动山摇,以致每七十余年地震一次,每四百年大震一次。因此,在望海台树立地震碑,告诫后人要警惕震害。二为洱海河神段赤诚预报地震:今夜亥时,地将大动,十室九倒。为保民平安,遂与两位山神、河东渔夫分工合作:两山神分别变化为鸡与犬,狂鸣、惊跳,以警醒万民;河东渔夫向洱海东部村民报告,洱海河神变化为老叟向西部村民报告。十有九成的村民离开房舍,避于平坦之地,人畜皆安;不相信预报的百余人,皆遭震害。

苍逸图书馆旧址巡礼

苍逸图书馆旧址现位于云南省大理市喜洲古镇西侧正义文化广场,它是由喜洲商帮“永昌祥”商号的严子珍先生捐建。1939年9月图书馆落成时,喜洲著名白族文学家赵甲南专门为此撰写一篇记文,其见识、文笔一流,堪称民国时期图书馆碑刻记文的典范。苍逸图书馆曾为大理喜洲地区文化教育的发展、抗战时期华中大学的西迁办学立下不朽功绩。从最初乡绅的创办管理,到新时代社会力量的接收运营,苍逸图书馆迎来了新的生机。