The first article in this number describes stone as a construction material, using the the Rakanji stone arch bridge in Japan as example (p.227-250).

The second article also deals with masonry constructions, investigating seismic damages in historical and new masonry minarets in Turkey (p.251-271).

The last two articles present a technical survey of chestnut wood (p. 272-292), and a review of principles and techniques in monitoring the effects of moisture on buildings (p.293-310).

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