Conservation compendium. Part 15: Use of lime in historic masonry construction in the UK and Ireland

This article seeks to equip engineers with more knowledge about ruins. Building on Part 11 of the Conservation compendium, 'A career in ruins (the challenges presented by derelict structures)' , it provides further sources of information from a UK perspective for those engineers who look after them.

This article sets out typical structural issues encountered when dealing with churches and places of worship.

This article introduces engineers to the various techniques available to monitor movement in historic structures.