The short-term effects of mortar joints on salt movement in stone

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1297-1305

  Perry, S H ^a   Duffy, A P ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Baumberger sandstone; Microcatchment units; Mortars; Portland limestone; Soluble salts; Stone decay; Stone durability; Stone weathering

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM ION; CHLORIDE ION; LIMESTONE; RUNOFF; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SODIUM ION; SULFATE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BUILDING MATERIAL; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; IRELAND; METHODOLOGY; PERMEABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROCK;

CALCITE; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; DURABILITY; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); LIMESTONE; MORTAR; RAIN; RUNOFF; SALTS; SANDSTONE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WEATHERING;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; BAUMBERGER SANDSTONE; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; PORTLAND LIMESTONE; SALT INDUCED DECAY;

ATMOSPHERIC CORROSION;

BUILDING STONE; MORTAR; RAINFALL; SALT DAMAGE; WEATHERING;

EID: 0031128647     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(96)00290-7     Document Type: Article

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