Predicting the frost resistance of building stone

Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 387-399

  Ingham, J P ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Durability; Frost action; Geomaterials; Porosity; Testing

Indexed keywords

BUILDING STONE; FROST ACTION; FROST ATTACK;

DURABILITY; FROST RESISTANCE; LIMESTONE; PETROGRAPHY; PORE SIZE; POROSITY; WATER ABSORPTION;

GEOSYNTHETIC MATERIALS;

BUILDING STONE; DURABILITY; FREEZING; POROSITY;

EID: 28144438700     PISSN: 14709236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1144/1470-9236/04-068     Document Type: Article

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