Microscopical study of ancient mortars from Tournai (Belgium)

Materials Characterization

Volumn 53, Issue 2-4, 2004, Pages 289-294

  Elsen, Jan ^a   Brutsaert, Anne ^b   Deckers, Marianne ^b   Brulet, Raymond ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chemical mineralogical characterisation; Hydraulicity; Masonry mortar

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; EXCAVATION; FLOORS; HYDRAULICS; LIMESTONE; MASONRY MATERIALS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; POROSITY;

CALCIUM SILICATE PHASE; CHEMICAL-MINERALOGICAL CHARACTERISATION; LIME SLUMPS; MASONRY MORTAR;

MORTAR;

EID: 10044239235     PISSN: 10445803     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matchar.2004.10.004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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