The influence of petrophysical properties on the salt weathering of porous building rocks

Environmental Geology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 197-206

  Benavente, D ^a,b   Cueto, N ^a,b   Martinez Martinez J ^a,b   Garcia Del Cura M A ^b,c   Canaveras J C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b Unidad Asociada CSIC UA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Building stone; Durability; Permeability; Petrophysics; Pore structure; Principal component analysis; Rock strength; Salt weathering

Indexed keywords

PORE SIZE; PORE STRUCTURE; SALTS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WEATHERING;

BUILDING STONES; PETROPHYSICAL PROPERTIES; ROCK STRENGTH; SALT WEATHERING;

ROCK MECHANICS;

BUILDING STONE; CAPILLARITY; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; PERMEABILITY; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; POROSITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SALT; STRENGTH; TESTING METHOD; UNIAXIAL STRENGTH; WEATHERING;

EID: 33847719856     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-006-0475-y     Document Type: Article

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