Preservation of earthen heritage sites on the Silk Road, northwest China from the impact of the environment

doi:10.1007/s12665-010-0829-3

	Preservation of earthen heritage sites on the Silk Road, northwest China from the impact of the environment
	Li, Li 1; Shao, Mingshen 2; Wang, Sijing 1; Li, Zuixiong 3
刊名	ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES
	2011-11-01
卷号	64 期号:6 页码:1625-1639
关键词	Earthen heritage site Site earth Environmental impact Heritage conservation PS infiltrative treatment
ISSN号	1866-6280
DOI	10.1007/s12665-010-0829-3
文献子类	Article
英文摘要	The Silk Road played an important role in the economic and cultural exchanges between central China, Europe and Central Asia. A number of heritage sites with significant values still remain throughout the Gobi Desert and other desert regions in Northwest China. Most of the heritage sites composed of adobeern materials and the earthen structures have been impacted by adverse environmental conditions for thousands of years causing severe damage with only a small proportion of the structures left surviving to the present day. Analysis of the main environmental factors affecting the heritage sites such as temperature difference, wind storms, rain storms, and the freeze-thaw process and a study of the mechanism of the deterioration are the main topics presented in this paper. The authors have concluded that a Potassium-Silica solution PS invented by one of the authors has been effective in improving the intrinsic properties of heritage site earthen structures with regard to reducing the impact of environmental damage. The results of comparative tests show that samples treated by using the PS solution have performed well, particularly in protecting structures from aeolian erosion and heavy rainfall. Some findings on the effect of PS treatment on earthen structures at heritage sites are discussed in detail in the present paper.
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Geology ; Water Resources
语种	英语
出版者	SPRINGER
WOS记录号	WOS:000296360600014
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.iggcas.ac.cn/handle/132A11/74613]
专题	中国科学院地质与地球物理研究所
通讯作者	Li, Li
作者单位	1.CAS, Inst Geol & Geophys, Beijing 100029, Peoples R China 2.Lanzhou Univ, Coll Civil Engn & Mech, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu, Peoples R China 3.Dunhuang Acad, Dunhuang 736200, Gansu, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Li, Li,Shao, Mingshen,Wang, Sijing,et al. Preservation of earthen heritage sites on the Silk Road, northwest China from the impact of the environment[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES,2011,64(6):1625-1639.
APA	Li, Li,Shao, Mingshen,Wang, Sijing,&Li, Zuixiong.(2011).Preservation of earthen heritage sites on the Silk Road, northwest China from the impact of the environment.ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES,64(6),1625-1639.
MLA	Li, Li,et al."Preservation of earthen heritage sites on the Silk Road, northwest China from the impact of the environment".ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES 64.6(2011):1625-1639.