Salt-induced decay in calcareous stone monuments and buildings in a marine environment in SW France

Construction and Building Materials

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 165-179

  Cardell, C ^a   Delalieux, F ^a   Roumpopoulos, K ^b   Moropoulou, A ^b   Auger, F ^c   Van Grieken, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Architectural heritage; Calcareous stones; Marine environment; Salt weathering; SW France

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; BUILDINGS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; GRANULAR MATERIALS; PORE SIZE; ROCKS; SALINE WATER; TENSILE STRENGTH;

SELF-INDUCED DECAY;

WEATHERING;

EID: 0037399908     PISSN: 09500618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0950-0618(02)00104-6     Document Type: Article

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