Observations on the factors influencing stability of building stones following contour scaling: A case study of oolitic limestones from Budapest, Hungary

Building and Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 9-10, 2003, Pages 1173-1183

  Smith, B J ^a   Torok A ^b   McAlister, J J ^a   Megarry, Y ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pollution; Budapest; Contour scaling; Gypsum crusts; Oolitic limestone; Stone decay

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CLIMATOLOGY; GRANULAR MATERIALS; GYPSUM; LIMESTONE; POROUS MATERIALS; WETTING;

CONTOUR SCALING;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

BUILDING STONE; CRUST; LIMESTONE; WEATHERING;

BUDAPEST; HUNGARY;

EID: 0042567464     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1323(03)00076-3     Document Type: Article

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