Experimental weathering of marlstone from Přední Kopanina (Czech Republic)-historical building stone of Prague

Building and Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 9-10, 2003, Pages 1163-1171

  Přikryl, Richard ^a   Lokajíček, Tomáš ^b   Svobodová, Jiřina ^c   Weishauptová, Zuzana ^b  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ROCK STRUCTURE AND MECHANICS   (Czech Republic)

^c Akademie vytvarnych umeni v Praze   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Freeze thaw; Geomechanical testing; Marlstone; Mercury intrusion porosimetry; Optical microscopy; Salt crystallization

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CRYSTALLIZATION; MECHANICAL TESTING; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; ROCK MECHANICS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; ULTRASONIC VELOCITY;

ROCK DISINTEGRATION;

WEATHERING;

BUILDING STONE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LIMESTONE; MICROSCOPY; WEATHERING;

CZECH REPUBLIC; PRAGUE;

EID: 0043068250     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1323(03)00073-8     Document Type: Article

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