APPRAISING MATERIALS AND THEIR REMEDIAL MEASURES FOR THE PRESERVATION OF HERITAGE ASSEMBLIES

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Abhilasha Pathak, Sudipta K Mishra, Aanchal Sharma

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Heritage assemblies are the most resistant and sacred symbols of early civilizations. These include temples, forts, pilgrimage centres, etc., and act as an important part of a nation’s economy by promoting tourism. They make a significant contribution to the overall development, therefore it is essential to preserve them. Each assembly has a distinct design, architectural characteristic, material behaviour and possesses a discrete preservation issue that necessitates innovative solutions. The worse stagnation of an assembly takes place due to various factors like environmental loads, aging, material deterioration, inadequacy in traditional construction techniques, and urban development. This is a prodigious loss to a nation as these assemblies are not only a major source of livelihood but are one of the prime sources for retaining the socio-cultural and economic values along with their safeguard. There is a rising demand for the preservation of cultural values and heritage assemblies. Therefore it is imperative to swot the right contemporary material equally compatible with the ancient engineered technology of the heritage assemblies for their preservation. This paper will help to endorse and know the get-at-able materials that can embrace the preservation of the ancient assemblies against deterioration and damage tolerance. Archaeology, Architecture, and Aesthetics (AAA) can be attributed as the prime objective of the paper which extends and throws light on meaningful testimonies of ancient engineering with an effective and advanced knowledge of traditional technology and material behaviour.

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