| SPHC 4: The American Historic Cement Conference
March 31 - April 1, 2011
New York City: American Museum of Natural History and Governors Island
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| Thursday, 31 March 2011 |
| 8:30 |
Welcome and Introduction, American Museum of Natural History |
| 8:45 |
Early Concrete: 1850 to the 1920s
Richard Pieper |
| 9:30 |
Paper Session (view details)
Preserve as Found?
John Fidler
ASTM C1713: The New ASTM Mortar Specification for Historic Masonry
John Wathne
Cementitious Materials at Fort Sumter National Monument
Denis Brosnan
Modernist Vision/Inherent Vice: Wright's Textile-Block Buildings
Jeff Chusid |
| 11:30 |
Q&A, Moderated Discussion |
| 12:00 |
Natural Cement at the American Museum of Natural History (view details)
Kyle Normandin and Tim Alanbrook (with site tour) |
| 12:45 |
Lunch |
| 1:30 |
Central Park Cement Sites Tour by foot (view details)
Historic Police Station
Bethesda Terrace and arcade |
| 4:00 |
Tour concludes |
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| Friday, 1 April 2011 |
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Note: Ferry departs for Governors Island promptly at 8:15 am |
| 9:00 |
Welcome and Introduction, Governors Island |
| 9:15 |
Lecture and Hands-on Demonstration 1 (view details)
Rosendale and French Lime Mortars
Norman Weiss and Jennifer Schork |
| 10:30 |
Proportioning Natural Cement Mortars (view details)
Chad Lausberg, Presenter: Michael Edison |
| 10:50 |
Break |
| 11:10 |
Lecture and Hands-on Demonstration 2 (view details)
Matching Visual Appearance and Surface Textures In the Repair of Historic Concrete and Stucco
John Harry |
| 12:30 |
Lunch |
| 1:30 |
Presentation and Site Tour (view details)
Documentation of the use of Iron-Laden Mortars by the Army Corps of Engineers in New York Harbor and Analysis of the Iron-Laden Mortar at Castle Williams, Governors Island, NY
Dede
Nash and Mark Kanonik |
| 2:30 |
Tour Governors Island |
| 4:00 |
Day Concludes |
General Registration: $256 ($155 for a single day)
Student Registration: $50
Registration includes lunch.
If you have any questions, please contact Michael Edison at: sphc2011 @ gmail.com
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