Earthen sites are important remains of past human societies.Weather-resistant measures comprise a major part of conservation eforts for earthen sites.Marked advancements in weather-resistant techniques have been made ...Earthen sites are important remains of past human societies.Weather-resistant measures comprise a major part of conservation eforts for earthen sites.Marked advancements in weather-resistant techniques have been made in recent years.Earthen sites are characterised by large numbers,large scales,various types,complex compositions,and diverse existing environments.Weather-resistant measures difer signifcantly in their environmental adaptability.The environmental adaptability of weather-resistant measures severely restricts further development and popularisation of weather-resistant technology at earthen sites.Based on the environmental and weathering characteristics of existing earthen sites in China,the consolidation and failure mechanisms of several weather-resistant measures(penetrating consolidation,sacrifcial layers,soft capping,protective structures,and backflling protection)were examined.The potential areas to increase the success of the diferent weather-resistant measures were obtained combined with the characteristics of various environmental boundaries.展开更多
基金the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2020YFC1522202)the Science and Technology Department of Gansu province(Grant No.18YF1WA003)program of Dunhuang Academy(Grant No.2020-kJ-YB-9).
文摘Earthen sites are important remains of past human societies.Weather-resistant measures comprise a major part of conservation eforts for earthen sites.Marked advancements in weather-resistant techniques have been made in recent years.Earthen sites are characterised by large numbers,large scales,various types,complex compositions,and diverse existing environments.Weather-resistant measures difer signifcantly in their environmental adaptability.The environmental adaptability of weather-resistant measures severely restricts further development and popularisation of weather-resistant technology at earthen sites.Based on the environmental and weathering characteristics of existing earthen sites in China,the consolidation and failure mechanisms of several weather-resistant measures(penetrating consolidation,sacrifcial layers,soft capping,protective structures,and backflling protection)were examined.The potential areas to increase the success of the diferent weather-resistant measures were obtained combined with the characteristics of various environmental boundaries.
