Physical–Mechanical and Mineralogical Properties of Fired Bricks of the Archaeological Site of Harran, Turkey
In this study, the physical–mechanical and mineralogical properties of bricks used in historical structures of the site of Harran, Turkey have been investigated. Harran was destroyed by the Mongol army, during the Turkish reconquest campaign around the 1260s. The remains of the buildings made of bri...
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| description | In this study, the physical–mechanical and mineralogical properties of bricks used in historical structures of the site of Harran, Turkey have been investigated. Harran was destroyed by the Mongol army, during the Turkish reconquest campaign around the 1260s. The remains of the buildings made of bricks and basalt/limestone were recently uncovered almost in their entirety. Several brick samples have been taken from the burial mound, the university, the city walls, the castle, and the great mosque. From the visual analyses, it was noted that the bricks have unique colors such as pottery, desert beige, and canyon. Physical analyses show that the absorption rates of the bricks are between 17.30–38.12%, their densities between 1.33–1.70 g/cm<sup>3</sup>, and porosities between 8.88–25.31%. For the mechanical analyses, the bending strengths have been found to be between 0.82–1.86 MPa and compressive strengths between 6.69–7.95 MPa. The thin-section images show that the bricks contain calcite, muscovite, and plagioclase quartz and pyroxene minerals. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c807583e9f66479db480708af98109512023-11-20T13:18:32ZengMDPI AGHeritage2571-94082020-09-01331018103410.3390/heritage3030055Physical–Mechanical and Mineralogical Properties of Fired Bricks of the Archaeological Site of Harran, TurkeyHanifi Binici0Fatih Binici1Mehmet Akcan2Yavuz Yardim3Enea Mustafaraj4Marco Corradi5Department of Civil Engineering, Nişantaşı University, 34398 Istanbul, TurkeyKMS Structure Inspection Company, 46100 Kahramanmaraş, TurkeyDepartment of Civil Engineering, Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, 46100 Kahramanmaraş, TurkeyDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh EH9 3FG, UKDepartment of Civil Engineering, EPOKA University, 1039 Tirana, AlbaniaDepartment of Mechanical & Construction Engineering, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST, UKIn this study, the physical–mechanical and mineralogical properties of bricks used in historical structures of the site of Harran, Turkey have been investigated. Harran was destroyed by the Mongol army, during the Turkish reconquest campaign around the 1260s. The remains of the buildings made of bricks and basalt/limestone were recently uncovered almost in their entirety. Several brick samples have been taken from the burial mound, the university, the city walls, the castle, and the great mosque. From the visual analyses, it was noted that the bricks have unique colors such as pottery, desert beige, and canyon. Physical analyses show that the absorption rates of the bricks are between 17.30–38.12%, their densities between 1.33–1.70 g/cm<sup>3</sup>, and porosities between 8.88–25.31%. For the mechanical analyses, the bending strengths have been found to be between 0.82–1.86 MPa and compressive strengths between 6.69–7.95 MPa. The thin-section images show that the bricks contain calcite, muscovite, and plagioclase quartz and pyroxene minerals.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/3/3/55brickworkmechanical testingcultural heritage conservationstructural analysis |
| spellingShingle | Hanifi Binici Fatih Binici Mehmet Akcan Yavuz Yardim Enea Mustafaraj Marco Corradi Physical–Mechanical and Mineralogical Properties of Fired Bricks of the Archaeological Site of Harran, Turkey Heritage brickwork mechanical testing cultural heritage conservation structural analysis |
| title | Physical–Mechanical and Mineralogical Properties of Fired Bricks of the Archaeological Site of Harran, Turkey |
| title_full | Physical–Mechanical and Mineralogical Properties of Fired Bricks of the Archaeological Site of Harran, Turkey |
| title_fullStr | Physical–Mechanical and Mineralogical Properties of Fired Bricks of the Archaeological Site of Harran, Turkey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physical–Mechanical and Mineralogical Properties of Fired Bricks of the Archaeological Site of Harran, Turkey |
| title_short | Physical–Mechanical and Mineralogical Properties of Fired Bricks of the Archaeological Site of Harran, Turkey |
| title_sort | physical mechanical and mineralogical properties of fired bricks of the archaeological site of harran turkey |
| topic | brickwork mechanical testing cultural heritage conservation structural analysis |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2571-9408/3/3/55 |
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