Study on the standardization of the overall relocation conservation methods for structure-defected tombs
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[1. Xi’an Institute of Archaeology and Conservation on Cultural Heritage, Xi’an 710068, China;2. School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, China;3. Key Scientific Research Base of Bricks and Stones Conservation (Shaanxi Institute for the Preservation of Cultural Heritage), National Cultural Heritage Administration, Xi’an 710075, China]

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    Overall relocation has been selected for more and more undamaged high-value tombs. However, there are still a large number of incomplete (partial structural defects) but high-value tombs that need to be preserved. A rare Song-Jin carved-brick tomb, as an important supplement for the study on tomb types and burial customs in the Song and Jin Dynasties, was found in Xi’an, and relocation conservation was considered to take it as an example to explore the overall relocation conservation method for such structure-defected tombs. To keep the tomb structure, based on the physical modeling of centroid offset correction and wall overturning risk analysis, the center of mass and its influence during relocation was calculated, leading to the plan of keeping some soil outside and add fill inside. Then the width and height of the soil remaining outside was calculated based on modeling. Furthermore, before following the guide above, an experiment to select materials and techniques for painting layer protection was conducted, to ensure the successful overall relocation of the tomb. This overall relocation conservation is an attempt to utilize physical modeling to evaluate risks and give a scientific guide for ensuring the stability of structural defects in high-value tombs. It is also an exploration of the standardization of conservation methods for overall relocation of structure-defected tombs. This method could provide a reference for the conservation of other similar tombs.

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  • Received:November 11,2021
  • Revised:July 20,2022
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  • Online: August 18,2023
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