Calcium loading of building sandstones by lime rendering: Implications for decay

Proceedings of the International Conference on Heritage, Weathering and Conservation, HWC 2006

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 177-182

  McCabe, S ^a   Smith, B J ^a   Warke, P A ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCAREOUS STONES; CALCIUM CONTENTS; CALCIUM SULPHATE; EXTERNAL SOURCES; IN BUILDINGS; LIME RENDERS; OFF LOADINGS; SANDSTONE BUILDINGS; URBAN AREAS;

BUILDINGS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ALLOYS; EROSION; GYPSUM; LIME; MORTAR; SANDSTONE; SULFUR;

WEATHERING;

EID: 33847737527     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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