RT Journal Article
T1 Role of canonical biplot method in the study of building stones: an example from Spanish monumental heritage
A1 Varas Muriel, María Josefa
A1 Vicente-Tavera, S.
A1 Molina, E.
A1 Vicente-Villardón, J. L.
AB In this work, the canonical biplot (CB) method (Vicente-Villardón, 1992; Gower and Hand, 1996) is used to determine the origin, distribution, conservation and pollution state of the different types of stones used in the construction and restoration of monuments of great historical interest. The stone materials (sandstones) used in the Cathedral of Ciudad Rodrigo (Salamanca, Spain) have been used to assess the usefulness of the method. The age of this monument (eight centuries), together with the surrounding environmental conditions, have especially contributed to the pollution of the stone masonries, in comparison to the same stones identified in the original quarries. The CB method has allowed us to: (a) identify the sandstone varieties used in the construction; (b) locate the original quarries of these sandstones; (c) locate these materials in the building, and (d) detect the pollution and deterioration affecting the stones in the monument, in comparison to the stones of the original quarries. Copyright # 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
PB Wiley
SN 1180-4009
YR 2005
FD 2005-04-21
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/134367
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/134367
LA eng
NO Varas, M. J., et al. «Role of Canonical Biplot Method in the Study of Building Stones: An Example from Spanish Monumental Heritage». Environmetrics, vol. 16, n.o 4, junio de 2005, pp. 405-19. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.1002/env.722.
NO © Copyright # 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Received 14 April 2004 / Revised 29 October 2004Correspondence to: M. J. Varas, Dpto. Petrología, Instituto de Geologı´a Económica (CSIC-Universidad Complutense), 28040, Madrid, Spain. E-mail: mjvaras@geo.ucm.es
NO Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología (España)
NO Junta de Castilla-León
DS Docta Complutense
RD 31 jul 2026