Investigation of the column capital volute failure at the Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C.
By: by Elaine S. McGee.
Series: Open-file report ;; no. 96-518; U.S. Geological Survey open-file report ;; no. 96-518.
Publisher: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Reston, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 42
Subjects: Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Monuments -- Washington (D.C.); Building failures -- Investigation.; Capitals (Architecture), Ionic.; Marble -- Washington (D.C.) -- Deterioration.; Thomas Jefferson Memorial (Washington, D.C.) -- Defects.; Washington (D.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Other titles: Thomas Jefferson Memorial, investigation of the column capital volute failure
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 9-10).