When galleries shake : earthquake damage mitigation for museum collections / Jerry Podany.
Published / Created:
Los Angeles, CA : The J. Paul Getty Museum, [2017]
Physical Description:
x, 238 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-226) and index.
Contents:
Mythical beasts to mephitic winds: explanations for earthquakes from antiquity to the nineteenth century -- Our modern understanding of earthquakes and how we measure them -- Focus: a short history of intensity / Roger Musson -- Seismic hazard analysis: what will happen ...probably -- Focus: the conditional mean spectrum / Paul Somerville -- Objects in motion: the response of collections to seismic forces -- Focus: the use of numerical modeling to protect old statues / Alfredo Cigada -- Holding on: mount making for seismic damage mitigation -- Focus: design and application of a temporary base-compression mount to secure two monumental marble sculptures for exhibition / Mckenzie Lowry and B.J. Farrar -- Let it slide: seismic base isolation -- Focus: optimal design of seismic linear and nonlinear isolators for museum artifacts / Vlasis Koumousis -- Seeking out the vulnerable.
Subject Terms:
Art -- Conservation and restoration. | Museum buildings -- Earthquake effects.