DOI article:
Kołątaj, Wojciech: Conservation work on Kom el-Dikka in Alexandria, in the 1989 season
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section will be visible in the underground service area, but the work was necessitated
by the need to prepare a foundation for the planned anastylosis of columns.
Two column shafts were prepared. One with a section angled 60s to the base
requires three pins of stainless steel (diam. 30mm) 0.4m long to connect it directly to the
bottom part with an accuracy of l-2mm. The application of epoxy resins does not
guarantee safety in view of the ageing process they undergo. Another three column
shafts were prepared for anastylosis in the northern portico of the baths. One of these
received an artificial stone addition to one-third of its height.
A 9m high tripod was constructed of 8" steel pipes. In the future it will serve in
the anastylosis of columns in both porticoes of the baths and in the theatre street
portico.
Landscaping the slope surrounding the exposition continued throughout the
season even though the removal of earth by mechanical means in the western part of the
kom was stopped. Hopefully, this work shall start again in the coming season.
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by the need to prepare a foundation for the planned anastylosis of columns.
Two column shafts were prepared. One with a section angled 60s to the base
requires three pins of stainless steel (diam. 30mm) 0.4m long to connect it directly to the
bottom part with an accuracy of l-2mm. The application of epoxy resins does not
guarantee safety in view of the ageing process they undergo. Another three column
shafts were prepared for anastylosis in the northern portico of the baths. One of these
received an artificial stone addition to one-third of its height.
A 9m high tripod was constructed of 8" steel pipes. In the future it will serve in
the anastylosis of columns in both porticoes of the baths and in the theatre street
portico.
Landscaping the slope surrounding the exposition continued throughout the
season even though the removal of earth by mechanical means in the western part of the
kom was stopped. Hopefully, this work shall start again in the coming season.
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