Maastricht limestone: A regionally significant building stone in Belgium and The Netherlands. Extremely weak, yet time-resistant

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

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 9-14

  Dubelaar, C W ^a   Dusar, M ^b   Dreesen, R ^b   Felder, W M ^c   Nijland, T G ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^c TNO Built Environment and Geosciences ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CALCITE; CARBONATE MINERALS; CEMENTS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; DISSOLUTION; EROSION; LIMESTONE; RESTORATION;

20TH CENTURIES; BELGIUM; BUILDING STONES; DIAGENETIC; DIMENSION STONES; HISTORICAL BUILDINGS; LITHOFACIES; MAASTRICHT; MODERN BUILDINGS; NETHERLANDS; ROCK TYPES; UPPER CRETACEOUS;

WEATHERING;

EID: 34548367916     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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