Calcium loading of quartz sandstones during construction: Implications for future decay

Earth Surface Processes and Landforms

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 877-883

  Smith, B J ^a   Turkington, A V ^a   Curran, J M ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decay; Gypsum; Lime mortar; Permeability; Sandstone

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MORTAR; POLLUTION; QUARTZ;

QUARTZ SANDSTONES;

SANDSTONE;

CALCIUM; GYPSUM; PERMEABILITY; QUARTZ; SANDSTONE; URBAN POLLUTION;

EID: 0035418683     PISSN: 01979337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/esp.233     Document Type: Article

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