Monitoring of weathering and conservation of building materials through non-destructive X-ray computed microtomography

Environmental Geology

Volumn 46, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 477-485

  Cnudde, V ^a   Jacobs, P J S ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Consolidants; Natural building stones; Water repellents; Weathering; X ray microtomography

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; LIMESTONE; POROSITY; SANDSTONE; WEATHERING; X RAY ANALYSIS;

INTERNAL STRUCTURES; MICROTOMOGRAPHY; PROTECTIVE EFFECTS; RESTORATION TECHNIQUES;

GEOLOGY;

BUILDING STONE; MONITORING SYSTEM; NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING; TOMOGRAPHY; WEATHERING; X-RAY;

EID: 4544264052     PISSN: 09430105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00254-004-1049-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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