Consolidation and Adhesive Repair of Volcanic Tuff Case Study

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by  Evin Hewett Erder

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Evin Hewett Erder
University of Pennsylvania
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Erder, Evin Hewett, "Consolidation and Adhesive Repair of Volcanic Tuff Case Study: Conservation of
Volcanic Tuff at the Old Stone Church of Mission San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, California"
(1995). Theses (Historic Preservation). 341.
https://repository.upenn.edu/hp_theses/341
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Erder, Evin Hewett (1995). Consolidation and Adhesive Repair of Volcanic Tuff Case Study: Conservation of
Volcanic Tuff at the Old Stone Church of Mission San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, California. (Masters
Thesis). University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
This paper is posted at ScholarlyCommons. https://repository.upenn.edu/hp_theses/341
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Copyright note: Penn School of Design permits distribution and display of this student work by University
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Suggested Citation:
Erder, Evin Hewett (1995). Consolidation and Adhesive Repair of Volcanic Tuff Case Study: Conservation
of Volcanic Tuff at the Old Stone Church of Mission San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, California.
(Masters Thesis). University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
This thesis or dissertation is available at ScholarlyCommons: https://repository.upenn.edu/hp_theses/341

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CONSOLIDATION AND ADHESIVE REPAIR OF VOLCANIC TUFF
CASE STUDY: CONSERVATION OF VOLCANIC TUFF AT THE OLD
STONE CHURCH OF MISSION SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO,
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA
Evin Hewett Erder
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The Graduate Program in Historic Preservation
Presented to the Faculties of the University ofPennsylvania in
Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science
1995
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
In this thesis, I was fortunate to have the fantastic opportunity of combining
academicresearchwithlaboratoryresearchand siteanalysisofvolcanictuffatthe
Old StoneChurch ofMissionSanJuan Capistranoin California. I am grateful to
FrankG. Materoforgettingmeinvolved in thelaboratoryresearchand sitework
for this project. I thank Anne Brackin for her assitancewith thesitework. Dawn
Melbourneforherassistanceduringtheexperimental program, andJeanWolffor
editing the reportfor Phase Iof theConservation Program. I also thankCharles
Selwitzhis adviceinformulatinga treatmentprogram forthevolcanic tuff,Omar
Gomaaforhisenthusiasmandsupportinthepetrographicanalysisofthestonesat
theOldStoneChurch,and AlbertoTagleforhis criticalcommentsininterpreting
theresultsofthetestingprogram.
Finally,Iwishtoexpressheremy thanks tomyfriends,and Cevat, LeilaandMisa
forall their support.
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