Characterization, water transfer properties and deterioration in tuffeau: Building material in the Loire valley-France

Building and Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 9-10, 2003, Pages 1151-1162

  Beck, K ^a   Al Mukhtar, M ^a   Rozenbaum, O ^a   Rautureau, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

Imbibition and diffusion; Multi scale characterization; Porosity; Tuffeau

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; LIMESTONE; POROUS MATERIALS; WATER;

WATER RETENTION;

BUILDINGS;

BUILDING STONE; HISTORIC BUILDING; LIMESTONE; POROSITY; WATER FLOW; WEATHERING;

FRANCE; LOIRE VALLEY;

EID: 0043068254     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1323(03)00074-X     Document Type: Article

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