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Conservation Philosophy and Principles for Traditional East Asian Architecture (동아시아 전통건축의 보전철학과 원리)

  • Chung, Seung-Jin;Kim, Chang-Sung
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Rural Architecture
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    • v.11 no.4
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    • pp.25-34
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    • 2009
  • The modern philosophy of historic conservation focuses on the permanence of the material aspects of monuments as historic evidence of the artistic achievement of the past. However, so strongly are European attitudes to architecture and its conservation embedded in modern conservation, that it has skewed all conservation thinking towards the concept of the European-type monument which emphasizes visual beauty through its material substance. Thus, some basic ideas of modern conservation seem ill-suited to East Asian architecture which is conceived in a different spirit from its European counterpart. The purposes of the paper are to discuss the need for approaches which are different from the modern Western view of conservation for East Asian architectural heritage, and to make suggestions for developing conservation principles more suited to the unique values and aesthetic sense of East Asian culture and architecture. Conservation principles in the East Asian societies are determined in relation to the spiritual and naturalistic sensibilities of East Asian culture and architecture.

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Long run ambient noise recording for a masonry medieval tower

  • Casciati, S.;Tento, A.;Marcellini, A.;Daminelli, R.
    • Smart Structures and Systems
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    • v.14 no.3
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    • pp.367-376
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    • 2014
  • Ambient vibration techniques are nowadays a very popular tool to assess dynamic properties of buildings. Due to its non destructive character, this method is particularly valuable, especially for health monitoring of historical monuments. The present ambient vibration experiment consists on the evaluation of vibration modes of a Medieval tower. Situated in Soncino (close to Cremona, in the Northern Italian region named Lombardia), the tower of 41.5 meters height has been monitored by seismometers located at different points inside the structure. Spectral ratios of the recorded ambient vibrations clearly identify a fundamental mode at about 1 Hz, with a slight difference in the two horizontal components. A second mode is also evidenced at approx 4-5 Hz, with a moderate degree of uncertainty. The records of a ML 4.4 earthquake, occurred during the monitoring period, confirm the information obtained by microtremor analysis. Daily variations of both 1st and 2nd mode were detected: these variations, of an amount up to 2%, seem to be well related with the temperature.

Enriching Natural Monument with User-Generated Mobile Augmented Reality Mashup

  • Shin, Choonsung;Hong, Sung-Hee;Yoon, Hyoseok
    • Journal of Multimedia Information System
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.25-32
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    • 2020
  • This paper proposes a mobile augmented reality mashup for cultural heritage sites such as natural monuments. Several benefits of mobile augmented reality solutions are ideal for preserving and protecting cultural heritage sites. By presenting mobile augmented reality mashup scenarios and mobile mashup framework, we introduce how user-generated multimedia contents can be added. We present two scenarios of Mashup Viewer and Mashup Maker. In Mashup Viewer mode, visitors can create new AR contents using mashup tools for memo, Twitter, images and statistical graphs. In Mashup Maker mode, other visitors also can view the user-generated multimedia AR contents using QR codes as access points. To show feasibility of our approach in mobile platforms, we compare several detection algorithms on PC and mobile platform and report on deployment of our approach in a natural monument museum. With our proposed mashup tools, visitors to the cultural heritage sites can enjoy default AR contents provided by the site administrators and also participate as active content producers and consumers.

East Meets West : The Introduction of Cotton Fibres in Ancient Greece

  • Margariti, Christina
    • The International Journal of Costume Culture
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.23-25
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    • 2010
  • Archaeological evidence shows that cotton fibres of the genus Gossypium were first used for textile production at Mehrgarh, Pakistan in the Neolithic period ($6^{th}$ millenium BC). Eventually the cotton plant and textiles found their way to Egypt and through there, to Greece. However, the chronological origins of the cultivation and/or use of cotton fibres in textile production in ancient Greece are ambiguous. The main sources of information are ancient written texts and excavated textile finds. Both indicate that the introduction of cotton in Greece can be placed in the mid-first millenium BC. However, it is not clear whether the cultivation of the plant and consequently the production of cotton textiles was established in that period or whether another cotton species was produced and used locally in Greece or whether isolated examples of cotton textiles had been imported in Greece before the cotton plant. A more comprehensive analytical study of surviving textile finds coupled with archaeological research for plant production and cultivation would provide the answer to these questions.

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Isolation and Identification of Cyanobacteria of the Cultural Heritages in the Gwanschoksa, Nonsan City in Korea (논산 관촉사 석조문화재에 분포하는 남세균의 분리 및 동정에 관한 연구)

  • Oh, In-Hye
    • The Journal of Natural Sciences
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.27-35
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    • 2008
  • The importance of microbial activity in the alteration and deterioration of stone and concrete walls has been frequently neglected. Organisms present on stone monuments can include photolithoautotrophs, such as algae, cyanobacteria, mosses, and higher plants. Because of their ability to survive repeated drying and rehydration cycles and high UV levels, the cyanobacteria are particularly important on exposed surfaces. The cyanobactria distributed on the surface of the stone cultural heritages in Gwanschoksa, Nonsan city were investigated. Chlorococcus sp. Aanabaena sp. Gloeocapsa sp Lyngbya sp. Stigomena sp. Synechocystis sp were identified. Haplaosiphon fontinalis and Stigonema turfaceum, which were not recoded is Korea, were also identified. Cells often have thick pigmented sheath in dry, sun-exposed environment and shorter filament, which can be different than that in aquatic systems. Special attention should be paid to production of an adequate DNA database in order to accelerate the rate at which information on the species present in biofilms become available.

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Brâncuşi Endless Column: A Masterpiece of Art and Engineering

  • Solari, Giovanni
    • International Journal of High-Rise Buildings
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    • v.2 no.3
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    • pp.193-212
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    • 2013
  • The Endless Column by Constantin Brâncuşi is "the most radical sculpture in the history of classic modernism", "the only one of modern times that can be compared with the great Egyptian, Greek and Renaissance monuments". It "is not only an artistic masterpiece, but also an extraordinary feat of engineering", the greatest example of collaboration between a sculptor and an engineer. This article illustrates the path that led the artist to conception of the column, its planning and construction, the investigations on preservation of the monument and its restoration, the aerodynamic tests in the wind tunnel, the modeling of the wind and the structure in virtue of which the aeroelastic instability, dynamic response and fatigue life were investigated. The conclusions discuss the column's role in the panorama of the great works of modern engineering.

A study on establish plan for communication history museum of Yeosu city (여수시 통신 역사박물관 설립계획에 관한 고찰)

  • Shin, Hyun-Sik;Kim, Chun-Suk
    • The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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    • v.5 no.2
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    • pp.109-118
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    • 2010
  • Yeosu area from the old historical monuments and artifacts related communications signal station, directions display panels, lighthouse, Geomundo the first submarine cable installation, etc. The historical value of the communication is present. Therefore, tourism and culture industries in conjunction with the Communication Museum and Science Center was established to recognize the importance of communication and utilizing the Superintendent to allow residents and people contributing to the establishment to promote.

A study on Yeosu area communication history in the old documents I (고문서에 나타난 여수지역 통신역사에 관한 고찰 I)

  • Kim, Chun-Suk
    • The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences
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    • v.6 no.5
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    • pp.603-610
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    • 2011
  • Yeosu area from the old historical monuments and artifacts related communications signal station, directions display panels, lighthouse, Geomundo the first submarine cable installation, etc. That appears in old documents and communications of the area should check the history and development of communication in understanding the Yeosu area and communicate the need to identify resources historicity.

Development of Multimedia Web Contents Search System for Natural History Museum (자연사박물관 멀티미디어 웹 컨텐트 검색 시스템 구축)

  • 박선영;강주영;이인기;용환승
    • Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.101-115
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    • 1999
  • In this paper, we described web content searching system focused on the natural monuments, the endangered and reserved wild animals, the rare wild animals relevant to CITES & IUCN red data book, and the Korean endemic species. As a result of this research, we developed system for inserting and modifying of contents and efficient web searching system on the multimedia contents.

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A Study on Disaster Management Field Survey of Cultural Heritage Monuments (건조물문화재 재난관리 실태조사 연구)

  • Shin, Ho-Joon;Choi, Won-Hoi;Koo, Won-Hoi;Baek, Won-Hoi
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Disaster Information Conference
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    • 2015.11a
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    • pp.254-255
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    • 2015
  • 본 연구에서는 2005년 양양산불에 의한 낙산사화재. 2008년 국보1호 숭례문 방화사건 등 건조물 문화재의 재난 및 안전관리에 관한 실태조사를 실시하였다. 조사 대상은 건조물문화재 중에서도 국가지정 중요 목조문화재를 158개소를 대상으로 실시하였고, 조사내용은 건조문화재의 지정구분, 인적 및 안전관리적 요소, 주변환경적 요소, 시설적요소로 나누어 실시하였다. 이를 토대로 건조물문화재의 재난관리 문제점과 개선방안을 제시하였다.

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